title: Clinical governance and revalidation.
abstract: The quality agenda in the NHS has many parts. For the medical profession the means of enhancing standards and consistency will be revalidation. This article outlines progress to date in defining how doctors will demonstrate they are 'up to date' and 'fit to practice'.
authors.affiliation: University of Surrey, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom