Appraisal evidence
For further information and explanations of the types of supporting information you should be including in your appraisals, see the GMC guidelines here:
GMC Supporting Information 2012 Document (Takes you away from the Appraisal Toolkit wiki)
CPD events
These are activities which relate directly to your Continuing Professional Development. They could be mandatory training activities set by your organisation, self directed or online learning, structured training, simulation/practical training or a number of other activities that contribute to your professional development.
Please Note: During the Appraisal Toolkit upgrade, the "Mandatory Training" section was removed to streamline the appraisal forms. You can upload any mandatory training information as a CPD event with "Mandatory Training" (see above)
Quality improvement activities
The Quality Improvement section allows you to document participation in activities that review and evaluate the quality of your work (e.g. Case Reviews/Clinical Audits). Quality Improvement activities should be robust, systematic and relevant to your work. They should also include an element of evaluation and action, and where possible, demonstrate and outcome or change.
Please note:
- PUNs/DENs are only available to clinicians working in primary care organisations.
- Morbidity & Mortality Meetings and Workplace Activities are only available to clinicians working in secondary care organisations.
Significant events
Use this section to add information regarding any significant events that have occurred and the audits that followed. A significant event is any unintended or unexpected event, which could or did lead to the harm of one or more patients. This includes incidents which did not cause harm but could have done, or where the event should have been prevented. Throughout the year you should be collating information regarding events which demonstrate your ability to learn and develop when faced with challenging circumstances. The overview pages shows the Significant Events that have been added to this appraisal, and you are able to sort the items alphabetically according to title, by date and by CPD score.
Please Note: If you have not been named in any significant events since your last appraisal you must still complete the declaration.
Colleage and patient feedback
The Colleague and Patient Feedback section allows you to view and upload any feedback reports you have obtained from colleagues and patients, either using Clarity’s MSF tool or external MSF questionnaires.
If you have completed MSF using Clarity, you can import it into your appraisal. If you are uploading externally collected feedback, click here for instructions.
Complaints and compliments
This section is to record any feedback you have received by patients by way of complaints and Compliments. A complaint is a formal expression of dissatisfaction or grievance where a doctor could be expected to have had influence or responsibility. You may also document any Compliments you have received that you feel your appraiser should know about. Any Complaints you have added to your Portfolio that fall within the appraisal dates will be automatically added to your appraisal.
Additional areas of discussion
This section gives you a platform to discuss your achievements and challenges over the past year, your career aspirations and any additional information you may wish to add to your appraisal.
If you wish to allow your Responsible Officer to view this section, tick the box:
Please note: Giving your Responsible Officer permission to view this section is not mandatory.
Pre-appraisal
This section allows you to discuss how you are meeting each of the four domains of Good Medical Practice in preparation for your appraisal.
Statements and declarations
This section contains Statements and Declarations relating to issues of Assurance, Investigations, Probity and Health. If you have any Probity issues they must be declared in this section.
Before you can submit your appraisal you must:
- Tick the boxes to confirm that you accept the professional obligations placed upon you by Good Medical Practice.
- Declare and give details about any investigations or suspensions you have been subject to.
If you select that you have something to declare with regards to suspensions, investigations or restrictions, a text box will appear below for you to enter any relevant details for your Appraiser.
You can also add Probity items directly to your Statements and Declarations. See how here.
Proposed PDP
This section allows you to propose PDP items to work towards next year. Your Appraiser can review these and accept or reject them after your Appraisal meeting.
Reflecting on your evidence
Within your appraisals you can reflect on your evidence in two ways:
- Reflect on items individually
- Reflect as a summary of a whole supporting evidence type
To reflect on items individually:
Add the item directly to your appraisal (link to “add” page) and complete the Details and Documents tabs (or edit existing items that you have imported from your Portfolio)
- Once you have saved the Details and Documents tabs, click the Reflection tab.
Enter your reflective statement into the free text box and use the formatting tools if you want to structure your reflection (bold, underline, italics, bullet points and numbering).
- When you have entered your text, click
To give reflections as a summary of an evidence type:
- Click the evidence type in the left navigation bar
Enter your reflective statement in the free text box underneath the table and use the formatting tools if you want to structure your reflection (bold, underline, italics, bullet points and numbering).
When you have entered your text, click