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Responsible Officer
Dr Ashraf holds the statutory Responsible Officer role on your behalf, handling recommendations, oversight and concerns.
Designated Body
We establish and maintain your Designated Body status, a compliant revalidation route for every connected doctor.
Appraisal
Trained appraisers conducting structured annual appraisals, the evidence base on which revalidation is built.
Why choose Solas Healthcare?
Direct access to an experienced Responsible Officer
As one of the UK's leading providers of Responsible Officer services to the independent healthcare sector, Solas Healthcare offers a truly personal approach. Every engagement is led by Dr Nadeem Ashraf MD FRCS, ensuring your organisation always has direct access to an experienced Responsible Officer.
About the Responsible Officer
Client testimony
Trusted by the organisations we support
Trusted relationships. Proven expertise. Our services are trusted by healthcare organisations across the UK.
The registration process was seamless and timely. I was always kept in the loop and felt well informed.
They have a robust appraisal system. It is very reassuring that they can guide me through the various regulatory requirements.
Very professional and approachable, with a deep knowledge of the GMC requirements. He was quick to respond.
The process was efficient and I had all the support I needed to establish my designated body.
Solas Healthcare were highly approachable, affirming and positive as they guided me through the various requirements.
From the start they were able to help, engage with our needs and made the process easier for our clients.
The service is outstanding, with regular updates and follow-up. Support is available any time we need it.
Whenever I required information, I quickly received a detailed answer and felt comfortable continuing my practice.
Solas Healthcare have explained everything I need to do and supported me to ensure all paperwork is current.
The service is individually tailored to the needs of those seeking a professional and trustworthy Responsible Officer.
You made the entire process very straightforward and were very professional in explaining all necessary steps.
Thank you for the care and professionalism shown in establishing our recognised body and its Responsible Officer.
Common questions
Responsible Officer services explained
Plain answers to the questions organisations and doctors ask most.
Read all FAQsA Responsible Officer is a senior doctor appointed by a designated body to fulfil statutory duties under the Responsible Officers Regulations 2010. They oversee the appraisal and revalidation of connected doctors and monitor their professional conduct and performance.
Any healthcare organisation that employs or contracts doctors—including single-doctor practices, clinics and hospitals—can become a designated body, enabling it to support its connected doctors with appraisal and revalidation.
Not necessarily. However, becoming a designated body enables your organisation to provide appraisal and revalidation support for its doctors. As appraisal and revalidation are statutory requirements for doctors practising in the UK, becoming a designated body enables your organisation to support its doctors in meeting these requirements.
Revalidation is a process, carried out every five years, through which licensed doctors demonstrate that they remain up to date and fit to practise. It is based on a review of appraisal evidence, supporting information and clinical governance data. The doctor's Responsible Officer uses this information to make a recommendation to the General Medical Council.
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Share your circumstances with us and we'll respond directly. We'll review your position, and our Responsible Officer will then contact you to provide you with clear and expert guidance.