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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
22 June 2017
The Performer's List – additional obligations for NHS GPs
In addition to the core duties with which a General Medical Council (‘GMC’) registered doctor must comply, there are additional obligations for those practising as NHS General Practitioners (‘GPs’) to observe. These obligations are set out in the NHS (Performers List) Regulations 2013 (‘the Regulations’).
6 June 2017
An illustration of the GMC’s enhanced ability to protect the public
General Medical Council v Jagjivan [2017] EWHC 1247 (Admin)
20 February 2017
The potential impact of BREXIT on the regulation of Doctors/Nurses’ Language Skill
Communication is at the forefront of patient safety. The GMC’s guidance Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together emphasises from the outset that patient-doctor relationships rely on ‘openness, trust and good communication’. It follows that adequate language skills are vital to achieving this aim.
2 February 2017
The results are in: revalidation is working and is here to stay
Revalidation, introduced by the General Medical Council (GMC) in December 2012, was described by the Chief Executive of the GMC, Niall Dickson, as “the most significant reform of medical regulation for over 150 years”. The GMC commissioned a report by Sir Keith Pearson, chairman of Health Education England, to review the impact of revalidation and meet with those involved at every level of the process. The results were published earlier this month: revalidation is working and is here to stay.
2 February 2017
Should GPs have to disclose previous convictions to patients?
The Mail recently revealed that more than 1,000 doctors who are registered and licensed to practice have criminal convictions. These range from sexual offences such as possession of indecent pictures of children, to drink driving and fraud.
