Forming of Training review

GMC statement on the Shape of Training evaluation. Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, stated: ‘There has been a good deal of remark and confusion around the shape of training evaluation and possible changes to postgraduate medical training in the UK. The independent review was established by the four federal governments of the UK to take a look at the changing needs of clients and the type of doctors that will be needed to offer high quality care in the future. There are suggestions made in the evaluation that might need modifications to postgraduate training and everybody accepts that more work has to be done to understand the benefits and impact of such changes. ‘There is however an agreement that more have to be done to develop physicians who have generalist skills to deal with a …

See all stories on this subject GMC statement following the Forming of Training UK Steering Group announcement Welcoming the statement today from the UK Steering Group, Niall Dickson, President of the General Medical Council said: “This is an important advance for UK medical training – everybody accepts that the medical workforce needs to adjust to the changing requirements of patients, which the way we educate and train medical professionals need to develop to support this need. More detailed work is now needed, which need to consist of seeking the views of patients, physicians, employers and all those who work in medical education, in addition to those who money it. When it pertains to approving programmes, our test will be whether they enhance the quality of medical education and enhance the care and security of clients. We will deal with all those involved to assist attain this.” View the Steering Group state …

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industrial action A statement from the GMC after the British Medical Association consented to a further rolling programme of industrial action. ‘We acknowledge the frustration and alienation of doctors in training and certainly their legal right to take industrial action. Nevertheless, we are very concerned about the effect which this prolonged campaign of commercial action will have on patients’ care and on the public’s rely on doctors. The further action revealed by the BMA will undoubtedly add to the cumulative impact of past industrial action on patients’ care. Further, the BMA’s statement marks a considerable escalation of the previous industrial action because it includes: the elimination of emergency care (along with routine appointments); a rolling program of action of indefinite period; the r.

See all stories on this topic Australia’running behind’ in obesity avoidance policy, health professionals say Upgraded February 13, 2017 10:59:58 It is a nationwide epidemic that leaves its sufferers trapped inside their own bodies; separated, depressed and misunderstood. Obesity impacts practically a quarter of Australians, but assistance can be nearly difficult to find. Renee Gilbert and her sis Zoe can never keep in mind a time their weight was normal. “I was bullied from essentially kindergarten up until I finished year 12, even if I wasn’t as skinny as all the other women in my year,” Zoe stated. Australia’s powerful coalition of presidents of medical colleges is issuing a call to arms– a collaborated nationwide technique to combat weight problems is required, and it is needed now. It is a message that Renee and Zoe highly endorse. “You can’t get any help from the Federal government or the neighborhood, there has to be more centers and more assistance,” Renee said. Federal government efforts in recent years have focussed on the promotion of exercise and voluntary food star score system criticised as flawed. Chair of the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) Professor Nick Talley has authored an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia today that states the absence of a coordinated national policy is undesirable. “It’s been bits and pieces. We need a strategy, we require a method, we require a multi-pronged method to a challenging problem,” Professor Talley said. The Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges of Australia, which includes Australia’s 15 expert medical colleges, developed a six-point strategy following a top last November to deal with the obesity crisis. But ever since, the policy vacuum has still not been filled and the college presidents are now requiring the Federal Government to adopt the strategy as national policy. “We’re providing a concept, obviously it can be customized by Federal government– that’s fine,” he said. “But we have to put something in place, it needs to be a nationwide top priority.” Jane Martin, the executive supervisor of the Weight problems Policy Union, welcomed the push from the medical colleges. “We don’t have a method at a nationwide level to deal with this really major concern. Education campaigns alone are inadequate.” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull suggested last week that preventative health would be a renewed focus of the Federal government, and newly-appointed Health Minister Greg Hunt was also showing strong commitment to taking on weight problems rates, especially in children. “As a moms and dad, I understand the obstacles that mums and daddies deal with every day to keep kids active and eating healthy food,” Mr Hunt said. “If we do not instil healthy practices in our children they will be putting their long-term health at threat. “All of us understand that workout and a healthy lifestyle have both physical and psychological advantages. “That’s why preventative health is a focus of the Turnbull Federal government and is a central part of my National Health Plan.” In Narellan in far south-western Sydney, Renee and Zoe are among the one-fifth of locals that are overweight. The area– 60 kilometres west of central Sydney– includes rates of obese and weight problems that soar above urban locations of all of Australia’s major cities. The women were brought up by a single mom who worked hard to put food on the table but that food was typically take-away and low-cost fast food. “When you go out to a shopping center you see all these fast food dining establishments,” Zoe stated. Late last year, Renee and Zoe’s mother– also obese– was told in plain terms that if she did not do something about it to reduce her weight, she faced the prospect of losing her task. It galvanised the entire family to take action. Three months ago, they signed up with the Live Longer program run by the Southwest Wellness Centre in Narellan. Between them, they have lost 30 kgs in 3 months. The program integrates dietetics, personal training, physiotherapy, psychology, and occupational therapy to support obese clients who wish to change their practices. The services are bulk-billed under Medicare persistent illness and diabetes funding packages. But coordinating the service with the general public health system has been a frustrating job, said the centre’s supervisor Rebecca Styles. A close-by obesity center in a public health center has a two-year-long waiting list and regardless of the huge need for services, its services have been scaled back in recent years by the State Federal government. “The biggest difficulty is, the Government has some great ideas at a policy level … but sadly the execution of those ideas isn’t really coming down to the basic individual,” Ms Styles stated. “We have a saying here that gold medals aren’t won without a team supporting the Olympians to obtain there, yet our daily individuals and individuals suffering with persistent disease, they do not tend to get that level of support. “The truth is you need a team of individuals to really support them, like the Olympians winning gold, this is kind of their gold, and they need a group of individuals with them.” Renee and Zoe said they were not concentrated on the scale but merely wished to feel comfortable inside their own skin. “This is the best thing I ever did,” Renee stated. “And I was believing, ‘What if no-one likes me, what if it doesn’t work?’. “It’s constantly the what-ifs that make me not wish to do anything. “As soon as I satisfied all the beautiful women and guys in here, I felt comfy and safe and it’s the best thing I ever did.” Subjects: weight problems, health, government-and-politics, community-and-society, narellan-2567 First published February 13, 2017 00:33:15

See all stories on this subject GMC chief executive launches professionalism report at conference GMC chief executive, Charlie Massey, today launched the ‘Medical professionalism matters’ report at the annual GMC conference ‘Throughout today’s conference, we’ll be taking a look at how we can all protect and promote medical professionalism in unsure times. ‘And they are really uncertain times. Just last week we published our yearly National Training Study. It revealed that medical professionals in training have faced progressively heavy works, and that their time for training has suffered as a result. Last month we reported on a state of unease in the profession as medical professionals told us about unsustainable pressures and increasing alienation. ‘Versus that background, we need to maintain medical professionalism.’ ‘Medical professionalism is among the central tenets of the GMC’s assistance …

See all stories on this subject EXPOSED: The SNP privately read NHS evaluation reports prior to they were published Healthcare Enhancement Scotland (HIS) was introduced in 2011 to enhance care requirements, although it has few statutory enforcement powers. As it becomes part of the NHS, advocates, political leaders as well as the OECD world online forum have stated the health service is efficiently “& ldquo; marking its own homework”& rdquo;. HIS has checked lots of medical facilities and health boards over the past 6 years, exposing many care, staffing and tidiness problems. The inspectors have also been ordered to perform reviews into scandals such as excess patient deaths in Lanarkshire health centers, bullying at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and stillbirths at Crosshouse Medical facility in Ayrshire. Nevertheless, the proof heard by Holyrood’& rsquo; s Health and Sport Committee has caused fears that further issues may have been concealed …

See all stories on this topic New GMC report highlights factors that impact development of medical professionals in training

New data released by the General Medical Council (GMC) reports for the first time on evaluation results and recruitment outcomes for different groups of medical professionals throughout the UK. Amongst the findings  (pdf), women physicians were most likely to pass their examinations or be used a training post than males. Ethnic minority physicians from UK medical schools did less well in recruitment and tests than their white equivalents, but much better than white medical professionals from a non-UK medical school. Discussing today’s report Niall Dickson, President of the GMC, stated: ‘We have to treat this brand-new info with care– the examination information is only based on one year’s figures and we do not yet comprehend why these differences occur. But being open about all this is a vital first step to evaluating what is goi …
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