GMC to freeze all registration fees in 2017/18

GMC to freeze all registration fees in 2017/18

The General Medical Council (GMC) is to freeze all registration fees, consisting of the yearly retention fee, from April 2017 to March 2018. The GMC’s Council has agreed that next year’s yearly retention fee must be frozen at ₤ 425 while the fee paid by medical school graduates to become provisionally signed up will stay at ₤ 90 and the fee for a doctor’s very first year of complete registration will be kept at ₤ 200. Physicians with worldwide incomes listed below ₤ 32,000 a year will continue to be eligible for a 50% discount on the yearly retention fee. The fee for the postgraduate Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) has also been frozen at ₤ 420. Charlie Massey, the General Medical Council’s new President, stated: ‘Health services throughout the UK and the specialists working within …

See all stories on this subject GMC welcomes whistleblowing defense for medical professionals in training Our Chair, Professor Terence Stephenson, has invited the brand-new arrangement on whistleblowing to secure physicians in training ‘We welcome the arrangement between Health Education England, NHS Employers, the Department of Health and the BMA to extend whistle-blowing protection for doctors in training in England. ‘We take the issue of whistle-blowing extremely seriously. Every doctor practicing in the UK has a duty to raise patient safety concerns and should be able to without fear of unreasonable criticism, hinderance or dismissal. Doctors who raise issues must be supported and secured. ‘It is important that doctors in training throughout the UK enjoy the very same defense as others in the NHS who raise concerns, whether with their company or training organisation. ‘This agreement between the p.

See all stories on this topic Inaugural welcome from Chair at GMC Conference Professor Terence
Stephenson will be offering his first speech as Chair of the General Medical Council to delegates at the GMC conference today. Physicians, medical trainees and educators are going to as he sets out his vision for exactly what he hopes to attain during his time as Chair. In it, he will set out our commitment to a programme of considerable reform to meet clear and present challenges across the four crucial locations of our work: The theme of the conference is how to produce a culture of openness, safety and compassion. A panel discussion on this topic will consist of Niall Dickson, President and Registrar, General Medical Council, Dr Mike Durkin, National Director of Patient Security, NHS England and Dr Clare Gerada, Medical Director, Practitioner Health Program. Professor Terence Stephenso …See all stories on this topic

Difficult brand-new standards for doctors performing cosmetic treatments

Doctors who carry out cosmetic procedures throughout the UK are being provided with new assistance by the General Medical Council (GMC) to make sure they provide the very best possible take care of clients. The guidance explains the ethical obligations physicians have towards patients and the standards of care they have to provide. Our brand-new assistance is developed to assist drive up standards in the cosmetic industry and make certain all clients, and especially those who are most susceptible, are given the care, treatment and assistance they require. The GMC’s new guidance for physicians carrying out cosmetic guidance was developed following a public assessment held between June and September 2015. The General Medical Council (GMC) is an independent organisation that assists to protect patients and improve m.

See all stories on this topic GMC and MSC look for views on medical professionalism for future physicians

The General Medical Council and Medical Schools Council have released a joint consultation on guidelines to assist medical students develop into skilled and thoughtful doctors that meet the expectations of patients and the general public. The 2 pieces of guidance will change the current Medical trainees: expert values and fitness to practise (2009). Medical students: professional worths (pdf) assistance is intended to assist medical trainees understand the professional worths they need to fulfill while they are at university. It is based upon the GMC’s core guidance for medical professionals ‘Good medical practice (2013)’. It intends to support students’ shift to practice and provides guidance on the professional behaviour they need to show throughout their medical education and training. Med …

See all stories on this topic Senior NHS medical professional apprehended on suspicion of voyeurism One of the most influential physicians in the National Health Service has been apprehended on suspicion of voyeurism and prohibited from having contact with patients. Jonathan Fielden, national deputy medical director and director of specialised commissioning at NHS England, has had actually conditions imposed on his practice by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. He has not been at work since last month, inning accordance with the Health Service Journal. A notice on the General Medical Council’s website states that Dr Fielden “should only operate in functions which do not include patient contact and which are within the National Health Service”. It includes that he “must keep the GMC notified of the progress of the cops examination, particularly any revised bail dates and conditions and any criminal charges & hel …

See all stories on this subject Proposals to minimize the effect of our investigations on physicians– workshop report published

A report has been released from the workshop held to discuss draft propositions targeted at reducing the stress that our procedures can have on doctors. In April 2016, we held a workshop with agents from a variety of organisations to talk about a set of draft propositions (pdf), aimed at decreasing the stress and effect that our procedures can have on physicians– particularly those with health concerns. We have actually developed the proposals together with Professor Louis Appleby, one of the UK’s leading psychological health specialists and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester, where he leads a group of more than 30 researchers at the Centre for Mental Health and Safety. This follows an independent evaluation (pdf) we commissioned into physicians who took their own lives while under a GMC physical fitness to p.
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