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GMC commissions examine on how revalidation is taken forward The General Medical Council(GMC)has commissioned Sir Keith Pearson, Chair of the GMC’s Revalidation Board of advisers, to lead an evaluation of revalidation. The evaluation will make use of proof of the operation and impact of revalidation since it was introduced in December 2012 and anticipate how it can be improved. The goal will be to produce suggestions for changes throughout 2017. Sir Keith will look at all reports released to date on how revalidation is working in practice, along with information collected throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Sir Keith’s report, which will include recommendations to the GMC, will be produced by the end of this year and will be released. The report will concentrate on: An interim evaluation of revalidation, being produced by an independent UK-wid …
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identified as specialty in UK, leaders say General practice leaders have called on the government and the General Medical Council to fix the”anachronistic anomaly” where GP postgraduate training stays unrecognised as a medical specialty in the UK. In a joint declaration,1 GP leaders from the BMA and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) from throughout the 4 UK nations said that this acknowledgment was “long past due” given the strenuous training and assessment that GPs go through. The relocation– which would require the government to make modifications to main UK legislation– has been triggered … Register for a totally free trial to thebmj.com to get endless access to all content on thebmj.com for 14 days. Register for a totally free trial Register for notifies If you have registered for signals, you need to use your r.
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NHS Professor Terence Stephenson, Chair of the General Medical Council, responds to strategies announced today by the Secretary of State for Health. ‘Our failures, to paraphrase an excellent pioneer, must be the chance to start again more smartly. I invite any transfer to promote a culture of learning from our mistakes, and this week’s statement represents a genuine opportunity to construct that ethos into the NHS. ‘A normal year on the NHS will see more than 5 million hospital admissions, 3 million 999 calls, 300 million GP check outs, and 624 million prescriptions. Our health care workers do an extraordinary task but humans make mistakes, and it is estimated there are around 900,000 unfavorable events each year. ‘In that context today’s report by Imperial College London makes sobering re …
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Dr Arackal Manu Nair: Prostate specialist sued by clients Legal action is being taken against a cosmetic surgeon who is implicated of performing unneeded operations. Clients are suing Dr Arackal Manu Nair, who it is alleged provided prostate cancer treatment to clients who did not have the illness. Heartlands NHS Medical facility in Birmingham and the Spire Parkway personal medical facility in Solihull, where Dr Nair practiced, have recalled the affected clients. The General Medical Council stated it was examining. About 170 men who had their prostate gotten rid of have been contacted, the Heart of England NHS Trust said. More on this and other Birmingham stories Dr Nair is also alleged to have given some patients laser treatment – a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) – which was yet to be approved by the National Institute for Medical Quality (Good). The GMC put …
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advancement council Syracuse, N.Y.– Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday selected SUNY Upstate Medical University President Danielle Laraque-Arena to replace Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud as co-chair of the Central New york city Regional Economic Advancement Council. Previously in the day, Syverud announced he was stepping down from the council, which acts as an advisory board to the state on financial advancement jobs and strategies for the Central New York area. Syverud had actually functioned as co-chair of the council with Robert Simpson, president of CenterState Corporation for Economic Development. The council scored a big win in December when Cuomo’s administration selected Central New york city to receive $500 million in state conomic development aid over the next 5 years as part of the guv’s Upsta …
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