I am a UK GP working in general practice and emergency medicine in a remote part of Australia and have been out of the UK for 6 months. I am learning more than I have ever learned before and my clinical skills have improved out of all recognition. As the situation stands, however, should I wish to return to the UK in another 18 months I will be subject to the same blanket requirements for formal re-testing; a lengthy, bureaucratic, and costly process, as an individual who has not worked in clinical medicine at all for this period. Despite repeated private and public requests to clarify their position, the recent data from Morison et al and their colleagues at the Committee of General Practice Education Directors (COGPED) still …