To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the revalidation of all full-time locum doctors is carried out by framework suppliers.
Answered on
30 June 2015
Locum agencies on the Crown Commercial Services Framework Agreement are identified as designated bodies under The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013. To comply with these regulations, framework agencies must appoint a responsible officer and fulfil the obligations and provisions of the legislation.
A statutory duty of a Responsible Officer is to submit a recommendation to the General Medical Council (GMC) about the fitness to practise of all doctors in the organisation, taking into account guidance set by the GMC. A requirement for being included on the Framework Agreement is that the revalidation of all full-time locum doctors will be carried out by the framework supplier.