A turning point for medical regulation. A turning point for medical regulation Authors: Hilarie Williams, Christoph Lees Publication date: 20 Jan 2015 Hilarie Williams and Christoph Lees of Civitas (www.civitas.org.uk) hope that the opposition to plans to expand the General Medical Council’s power signals a much needed overhaul in medical regulation We had high hopes for the accountability hearing that the Commons Health Select Committee had with the General Medical Council (GMC) on 6 January 2015.
After all, the hearing came after the long anticipated publication of the GMC’s review into doctors who commit suicide while under GMC fitness to practise investigation.[1] We had hoped that the GMC would offer some insight into the effects of its processes on doctors. Reaction from grassroots doctors suggests that the profession is gaining insight into the reality of medical regulation and is now willing to speak out.[2] This has taken a while. Rising referrals Bourne study The primary stated purpose of the GMC is to protect patients. Most doctors are not paid six figure sums, figures show.
Practitioner Health Programme. Sugar Crash – Identify a Diabetic or Hypoglycemic Emergency. Is it ever right to tell off trainees in public? Posted on 20 February 2014 by Anne-Marie Curtis 28 comments ‘I want you to come with me,’ he said as he led me down the corridor to the crime scene.
‘I need to show you something.’ And then he added the ominous line: ‘for your education.’ I stood in silence as the prosecution listed my transgressions in front of the patient. The jury, composed of four medical students and two nurses, all anonymous and disguised behind theatre masks, were also silent. I said nothing as I walked slowly out of theatre and back to my room. ‘Why tell me off in front of the patient who may have to see me in clinic a few months down the line, who now must have no confidence in my opinion?’ ‘Go back and speak to him about it,’ urged the nurses, siding with the defence. Short notice rotas are a serious source of stress, but it would be so easy for trusts to change them. Posted on 29 December 2013 by a junior doctor 11 comments 'But I had made plans!
' It was Monday morning in the second week of December and the middle graders were bemoaning the fact that they had just been informed they were working over Christmas. This could be a scene from any hospital because juniors’ rotas are rarely issued more than a week in advance. This is no way to treat professionals. Many studies have demonstrated that feelings of low control can cause stress and demotivation. Low morale helps to explain why recent figures from the UK Foundation Programme Office showed that in 2013, 6.5 per cent of foundation doctors 2s looked for work outside the UK while 9.7 per cent opted to take a career break compared or leave medicine entirely. The junior doctor survival guide. GMP in action: GMC guidance brought to life. Interactive Flowchart. Dr Ahmed is a senior consultant working in a general hospital in Wales.
Due to shortages of nursing staff over many months, patients often have a long wait to receive pain relief, other medications, and changes to wound dressings. This is a particular problem during the night when staff shortages are more severe. Patients and their families have been complaining about the poor standard of basic care and the impact on patients' dignity and safety. Make the leap: medical student to foundation doctor. With a new wave of foundation doctors filling the wards, GMC clinical fellow Dr Muj Husain reflects on what it is like putting learning into practice.
It’s that time of year again – foundation doctors are just starting their new jobs and the wards will be filled with nervous newcomers. Making the leap from student to doctor can be a bewildering time. I remember feeling a mixture of anxiety and excitement. DRS3 Email monitoring study supervisor. DRS3 Diary Card Input. Doctors.net.uk - by doctors, for doctors. Online career planning tools. Free and exclusive to BMA members for a limited time BMA Careers, in association with Career Innovation, would like to offer you the opportunity to trial an online careers support hub, full of online tools and resources to help you think about and plan your career.
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As well as the information on this website, we provide the following services: Regional review reports. Reviewing education and training across a region. Etft - etft. Slide 1 - Juliet Spiller 080609.pdf. Home NHS Leadership Academy. Fear is not a factor in training decisions. Posted on 16 October 2012 by Emma Casely 5 comments Before I went to medical school as a graduate I spent a year working for a consultant immunologist as a research assistant. The consultant rheumatologist in the office next door to him used to be a GP, and his wife used to be a hairdresser before becoming a Macmillan nurse. You would therefore think that when I started out my medical career I would have realised that changing specialties is fairly commonplace in medicine. Strange then, that changing specialty was one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do in my life. Since the powers that be rolled out the Modernising Medical Careers programme, doctors have been funnelled into specialties earlier and with less experience than ever before.
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