All General Medical Council (GMC) articles – Page 14
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NewsOpt-out doctors 'will be named'
Doctors who decide not to disclose details of their performance will be “named and shamed” by the government, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
Hospital to publish ratings of consultants
Patients at a hospital will now be able to see how well their doctor is performing thanks to published ratings of consultants.
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HSJ Local
GMC raises concerns over junior doctor training in London
WORKFORCE: A review of medical education and training for junior doctors in London has raised concerns over the quality of supervision at some hospitals, and in one instance uncovered the use of operating theatres for intensive care.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe practical response to Francis
Six actions to take to prevent another Mid Staffordshire scandal
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HSJ KnowledgeHow conflicts of interest in CCGs will be regulated
Reconciling GPs’ commercial interests with the responsibilities of CCGs
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Government highlights new language control for doctors
Foreign doctors who want to work for the NHS in England will have to prove they can speak English well enough to treat patients, the government has said.
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NewsCameron tells GMC and NMC to improve accountability
The prime minister has told the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council it must outline the steps they will take to strengthen their systems of accountability in the light of the Francis report.
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NewsIan Kennedy to review Solihull breast surgery conduct
A leading health expert is to head an independent inquiry into how concerns over breast cancer surgery were handled by trust managers.
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NewsGMC: Most struck-off doctors are trained abroad
Three-quarters of doctors struck off the medical register in 2012 were trained abroad.
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NewsWhistleblower helpline for doctors
Doctors reluctant to blow the whistle at work have been offered a new helpline amid fears that clinicians who speak out risk losing their jobs.
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HSJ Local
Concerns about consultant who delivered prime minister's baby date back more than 10 years
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has launched a review of the care provided to women by the consultant who delivered prime minister David Cameron’s baby.
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NewsRevalidation to cost £970m over 10 years
Medical revalidation will cost the NHS £970m over the next 10 years, the Department of Health has said.
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CommentOur own cardiac arrest
Emergency medicine in the UK is facing its biggest challenge since its inception
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LeaderRevalidation cannot be left to GMC alone
Will boards have the influence necessary to make medics take revalidation seriously?
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NewsScepticism remains following green light for revalidation
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has given the green light for revalidation of doctors to begin, removing the final barrier to the introduction of a system first recommended more than a decade ago.
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NewsDoctor revalidation set to begin by December
The revalidation of doctors should begin by December this year, the General Medical Council will inform the health secretary tomorrow.
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NewsGMC investigates complaint against Dame Barbara Hakin
The General Medical Council has launched an investigation into a complaint against national director for commissioning development Dame Barbara Hakin, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDoctors working at smaller trusts attract more complaints
Smaller hospital trusts have higher number of complaints per doctor than larger organisations, a new analysis of data from the General Medical Council has revealed.
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NewsOverseas temporary doctor numbers for Olympics revealed
Doctors from 141 nations have registered to practice in the UK during the competition, figures from the General Medical Council suggest.
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NewsDoctors to have annual skills assessment
Doctors skills are to be reassessed every year to ensure they are fit to practise, the General Medical Council said.