Lay Representatives

The ARCP is an annual process whereby a panel of HEE YH educationalists meet to consider whether a postgraduate doctor in training is suitable to continue to the next stage of their training. 

The ARCP is a formal process within the curriculum in which a doctor's progress in the training programme is assessed and measured.  This is carried out using a range of defined and validated assessment tools, along with professional and triangulated judgements about the doctor's rate of progress.  An outcome is given following evaluation of the written evidence of progress and is essential to confirm that the required competences are being achieved so that a doctor can progress in their training. 

The HEE video below provides further information on the ARCP process:

 

The HEE YH Trainer Resources site contains all the guidance documents available to assist Lay Reps when attending ARCPs panels.

The latest version of the Gold Guide (9th Edition, August 2022) is also available on the COPMeD website..

Curricula information is found on the Royal College websites.  It may be useful to look for "decision aids" on the website which will help when attending ARCPs. Links can be found on the Trainer Resources site but are also listed below for information.

College Decision Aids and Resources

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Faculty of Dental Surgeons

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine

UK Foundation Programme

Royal College of General Practitioners

Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Faculty of Public Health

The Royal College of Radiologists

Royal College of Surgeons England

The Royal College of Pathologists

Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Boar

The Meeting Guidance Document is available to assist Lay Reps when attending Meetings.

 

Postgraduate doctors in training who are in receipt of an ARCP outcome 2, 3, 10.1, 10.2 or 4 may appeal the ARCP panel’s decision, and must do so in writing within 10 working days of being notified of their outcome.

There are normally two stages to the appeal process:

1. ARCP Review – conducted by the original ARCP Panel, who will review the appeal and decide whether the ARCP outcome issued remains relevant, or is substituted by another ARCP outcome.
2. Appeal Hearing – conducted by a new panel, who will review evidence from both the doctor in training and Specialty School, and consider whether the ARCP outcome is upheld or overturned.

There are variations in the Appeal Process according to a doctor's specialty, and full details can be found under Reviews and Appeals.