All General Medical Council (GMC) articles – Page 9
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Supreme Court gives doctors new power to challenge regulator
The Supreme Court has granted doctors facing investigation by the General Medical Council a new route to challenge the regulator’s processes.
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Government reveals plan to cut number of regulators
The Department of Health has revealed its long awaited plans to reform professional regulation, which could see the number of organisations cut.
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HSJ Local
Trust lost half its radiologists in private work row
Nearly half the radiologists at a hospital trust left the provider in a row about private sector work, HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
A radical reshaping of regulation is needed
Expanding the 9 professional regulatory bodies would be counter-productive
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Teaching trust inspected following 'bullying' whistleblowing claims
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated requires improvement following an inspection prompted by whistleblowers’ allegations including bullying.
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Exclusive: Fall in EU doctors countered by influx of global medics
The numbers of European Union doctors applying to work in the UK has fallen since last year’s Brexit referendum but has been mitigated by an influx of international doctors.
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Government accused of 'contradictory' health regulation policies
The body overseeing the professional regulation for healthcare workers in the UK has criticised the government for its “contradictory” policies and continuing with an “outdated” model.
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CQC to 'strengthen' oversight of private hospitals after breast surgeon scandal
Regulator to “strengthen” its review of practising privileges in independent hospitals in wake of Ian Paterson scandal CQC will use data from insurers to spot “outlier” surgery activity Considering freedom to speak up guardians for the independent sector The Care Quality Commission is to “strengthen” its oversight of ...
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Exclusive: Weak government will hold up service change, Dickson warns
Niall Dickson says politicians could struggle to take “difficult decision” because of “political uncertainty” Ministers do not “sufficiently understand” scale of challenge facing NHS, says NHS Confederation chief Five Year Forward View is not deliverable in the current spending envelope, he warns Crucial NHS service change could be ...
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Tories to prioritise EU health staff in Brexit talks
Tory manifesto makes significant pledges affecting NHS worforce Key commitments to new consultant contract and legislation for safety Manifesto fails to mention pay restraint or action to tackle nursing shortage EU migrants working in the NHS and social care will be made a priority during the Brexit negotiations ...
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Trust-level support must be in place for overseas doctors
Amelia Kehoe on what other trusts can learn from North Tees and Hartlepool about giving back-up to medical graduates from abroad
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GMC warns against 'unreasonable withdrawal' over IR35
The General Medical Council has warned that any locum doctors engaging in “unreasonable withdrawal” from work could exacerbate pressure on health services and potentially risk patient safety.
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Jonathan Fielden bail extended
The NHS England national director being investigated by police on suspicion of voyeurism has had his bail extended until July.
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Police investigating NHS England director Jonathan Fielden
The national deputy medical director and director of specialised commissioning for the NHS is subject to a police investigation and away from his NHS England role, HSJ has learned.
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Francis outlines unfinished business four years after inquiry
More still needs to be done to identify systemic causes of poor care and move away from blaming individual NHS leaders, Sir Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
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Teaching trusts placed on watchlist over bullying and leadership concerns
Two trusts under GMC “enhanced monitoring” over concerns from trainees about their paediatrics departments Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust had serious concerns raised by trainees Two teaching hospital trusts have been placed on a General Medical Council watchlist after investigations ...
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HSJ Local
Hospital under 'enhanced monitoring' over safety concerns
The obstetrics and gynaecology department of a major London hospital has been placed on “enhanced monitoring” status by the General Medical Council and Health Education England after concerns about safety.
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Exclusive: Doctors' views used to expose failing services
NHS Improvement looking at trusts in lowest quintile of GMC’s doctors in training survey Regulator also believes concerns expressed by HEE can identify “trusts teetering on the brink of lasting A&E performance failure” See the most recent survey results NHS Improvement will use the satisfaction rates of junior ...
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Revalidation for doctors must not become a box-ticking exercise
Sir Keith Pearson says the revalidation process is changing things for the better, but that much work remains to be done
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Unregulated staff could be 'blacklisted' to protect patients
Department of Health considering new powers to prevent unregulated staff working in the NHS Professional Standards Authority says the idea could be an effective way to stop staff who pose a risk to patients PSA also warned of a negative effect on workforce morale New powers could be ...