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‘Today’s report proves that this hospital failed mothers and infants, and their households, when they were at their most vulnerable.’Where there are specific failings by physicians we will act– and we have currently done so in relation to a variety of doctors at Morecambe Bay, and some examinations are ongoing.’But, while individual accountability is important, the essential solution across the health service should be to produce an open culture all over, which discovers from mistakes and supports front-line staff to provide high quality, safe care. We need to all make sure that we are assisting to create a working environment where openness is the standard.’ We have further assistance coming out later on this year which define the professional duty of candour, but the ch …
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A nd the British Medical Association (BMA) has prompted political leaders “not to play video games” with the health service in the aftermath of the referendum. As a result of the nation’s choice to leave the EU, health regulators might need to change the way details about medics is shared throughout European borders when issues are raised about doctors or nurses. At present, there are European directives on sharing disciplinary records and fitness to practice hearings. Niall Dickson, chief executive of the General Medical Council, stated: “Withdrawing from Europe will have implications for the way that we regulate physicians but we understand that the vote to leave the EU will have no impact on the registration status of any physician already on the register. “We will now check out how doct …
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time frame for publishing physicians’sanctions Following a public consultation the General Medical Council (GMC) is to present time limits on how long it publishes details about doctors who have faced sanctions following fitness to practice examinations. From early 2017, info about medical professionals who have had conditions on their registration, or a suspension of as much as 3 months, will be openly readily available for 10 years.Doctors who have been suspended for more than three months will have their information provided for 15 years. Additionally, if a physician has been struck off this information will be released for 10 years *. Should they ever be restored, that they were at one time erased will be published. Where a physician receives constraints on their registration exclusively as a result of health issues, this informa …
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GMC statement about RCGP’s revalidation guidance Commenting in response to the Royal College of General Practitioners’ upgraded revalidation assistance, Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said: ‘Revalidation must be a positive difficulty for physicians, not a burden, which is why we invite this brand-new guidance from the RCGP. This simplifies and clarifies the info which GPs ought to give their appraisals – we hope they find this practical. ‘The impact of revalidation on physicians is something that we are considering extremely thoroughly. We have plenty of evidence that for many doctors it is a positive and useful experience which has helped them to reflect on their practice. But we constantly stated this was just the start and that we would find out from the experience of the first few years– that is why we have j.
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Practice Forward View Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said: ‘GPs in England are under big strain at the moment and it is vital that we keep the work associated with regulation to a minimum. ‘This plan commits us, the Care Quality Commission and NHS England to work more carefully together to minimize and line up the requirements that we put on basic practice. It is essential that we resolve any unneeded overlaps, in addition to gaps. ‘Separately we are thoroughly examining the effect of revalidation. We recently commissioned Sir Keith Pearson to carry out an evaluation bringing together all the proof to help us shape revalidation in the future. ‘We can see that it is beginning to have a positive effect, not least through much higher appraisal rates and big assistance from Re …
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GMC to lead flexible training evaluation GMC to lead a review on making training paths more flexible Professor Terence Stephenson, Chair of the General Medical Council, said: ‘The industrial conflict in between medical professionals in training in England and the UK Government has highlighted a series of deep-seated concerns beyond the contract which have to be resolved– not just by governments throughout the UK, but by the profession itself and by those people who regulate and supervise the occupation and its education and training. ‘One of these concerns, which influences physicians in training throughout the UK, is the inflexibility of present training pathways and we are determined to tackle this issue which was highlighted in the independent Shape of Training Review. ‘The GMC will for that reason lead an evaluation of how doctors in training can, within …
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