FAQ: How do I get on the Performers List?
In order to work as GP in a UK region/country, you need to be on its national Performers List (NPL), and so to get on one or more of these lists, you need to go through a three-step process for each area.
1 Join the GMC’s GP register
If you are applying to work as a GP (general practitioner or family physician) in the UK, as well as being licensed by the GMC, you’ll also need to be on the GMC’s GP Register.
- GMC advice on the GP register
2 Join one of the four UK Performers Lists
If you you’re not already working, state your “intent to work” on your Performers List application, outlining roughly how many sessions a week you plan to work from a particular date.
Wales
- Join the Performers List for Wales.
England
- Find your local Area Team.
- Join the Performers List for England.
Northern Ireland
- Join the Performers List for Northern Ireland.
Scotland
From 1 June 2016 there has been a Scotland-wide standardised application process. GPs still apply to the relevant local health board (HB), but entry to one HB list also includes you on all other HB lists, so you can work across Scotland.
3 Join the NHS appraisal process
Your Area Team will assign you to a ‘designated body’, who’ll oversee your appraisal and subsequent revalidation.
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