Your organisation's
Responsible
Officer.
100+
UK healthcare organisations supported
Services
One engagement, every obligation.
Designated Body
We establish and maintain your Designated Body status — a compliant revalidation route for every connected doctor.
Responsible Officer
Mr Ashraf holds the statutory Responsible Officer role on your behalf — recommendations, oversight and concerns handling.
Appraisal
Trained appraisers conducting structured annual appraisals — the evidence base on which revalidation is built.
Why Solas
A named consultant, not a service desk.
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A named Responsible Officer
You deal directly with Mr Ashraf, not a rotating team.
02
End to end
From Designated Body establishment through to revalidation recommendations.
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Embedded in regulation
An active member of the NHS England and WRAG revalidation networks.
04
Three-year agreements
Stability and continuity across the full revalidation cycle.
For individual doctors
Told by the GMC you need a Designated Body connection?
If you hold a licence to practise, you need a prescribed connection and an annual appraisal to revalidate. Where the GMC has advised you have none, Solas can host you and support your revalidation.
Discuss your requirements24,000+
UK doctors currently have no Designated Body connection — and so cannot complete revalidation.
Source: GMC, The state of medical education and practice in the UK: Workforce report 2025. gmc-uk.org
Lead Responsible Officer
Mr Nadeem AshrafLeadership
Mr Nadeem Ashraf FRCS
Consultant Gastrointestinal Surgeon and Clinical Lead for GI Endoscopy at the Eastwood Endoscopy Centre.
Medical Director and Responsible Officer for more than 100 independent healthcare organisations across the UK. An active member of the NHS England and Wales (WRAG) revalidation networks. He leads every Solas engagement personally.
View full professional profileClient testimony
“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.”
Common questions
Responsible Officer and revalidation, explained.
Plain answers to the questions organisations and doctors ask most.
A senior licensed doctor, appointed by a Designated Body, with statutory duties under the Responsible Officers Regulations 2010. They make revalidation recommendations to the GMC, ensure connected doctors are appraised, and monitor conduct and performance.
An organisation — a clinic, hospital or provider group — with a statutory duty to support its connected doctors through appraisal and revalidation, and to appoint a Responsible Officer.
If you employ or contract doctors, you likely have a statutory duty to appoint a Responsible Officer. Solas can review your position and either establish your Designated Body status or host your connected doctors under ours.
The process by which licensed doctors demonstrate to the GMC, normally every five years, that they remain up to date and fit to practise. It is based on annual appraisal and a recommendation from the doctor's Responsible Officer.
Every licensed doctor needs a prescribed connection to revalidate. Solas can host your connection, arrange your annual appraisal, and support your revalidation. Contact us to discuss your circumstances.
Solas works on minimum three-year service agreements, giving organisations stability across the full revalidation cycle. Pricing is provided on enquiry.
References
Regulatory context.
Contact
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