Appraisal is about helping individuals to improve the way they work and the services they provide, themselves and with others.
Every doctor in a non-training grade is offered an annual appraisal and it is a contractual obligation to take part in it. This is an opportunity for you as a doctor to discuss confidentially how things are going at work with a peer. The process and its documentation are based on the GMC’s Good Medical Practice that all doctors will be familiar with.
Medical Appraisal in Scotland is managed through an online system called SOAR (Scottish Online Appraisal Resource) developed and maintained by NES.
Health boards in Scotland manage the processes locally through Responsible Officers (ROs, usually the Board’s Medical Director), Appraisal Leads and Admin teams. Each doctor is allocated a trained appraiser.
So let us now look at the appraisal meeting.
This page was last updated on: 06/11/2024
