General Medical Council

About: General Medical Council is a government organization based out in London, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Health care & Public health. The organization has 69 authors who have published 111 publications receiving 1663 citations. The organization is also known as: GMC.

Revalidation: a General Medical Council perspective

Abstract: Most doctors in the UK are very good doctors who keep themselves up to date because they are highly motivated and committed to doing their best for their patients. In the past this was accepted on trust, but the world has changed. Revalidation is the process by which doctors in the future will confirm that they are up to date and fit to practise. A BMJ editorial accurately foreshadowed a tumultuous decade for doctors: ‘All changed, changed utterly. British medicine will be transformed by the Bristol case’. 1 Until the highly publicised events in children’s heart surgery in Bristol, it had been assumed that doctors would maintain high standards in their profession by self-regulation. However, in Bristol some doctors had been harming patients by working outside their competence while others knew but had remained silent. Self-regulation had been found wanting and the General Medicine Council (GMC) proposed revalidation as a consequence. The idea that evolved within the GMC at that time envisaged a four-layer model of revalidation: the professionalism of the individual; constructive self-assessment within the clinical team; effective clinical governance and quality improvement within the organisation; and, at a national level, the regulator. These principles still stand today. Revalidation has been a long time coming. The challenge has been to develop a system that is fit for purpose, while being usable by the 218,000 doctors with a licence to practise: revalidation has to work at the front line. The main pillars will be appraisal and multisource feedback (MSF).

GMC had standard secretariat role in independent training review.

Abstract: Dean writes about the General Medical Council’s role in the independent Shape of Training review.1 The review was established by the four governments of the UK and was supported by organisations including Health Education England, The Medical Schools Council, NHS Education Scotland, and The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. The GMC’s role as the …

Cancer cases detected in the prevention and control service of a private cancer clinic in Peru

Abstract: Describe the characteristics of patients seen at the Cancer Prevention and Control Service at a Peruvian private cancer clinic in 2014. This retrospective clinical study analyzed the prevalence of 10 cancers and characteristics of patients seen at a private cancer center located in Lima, Peru. The study sample included 7680 adults, and data were collected from de-identified medical records. The average age of the patients was 44.71 years and 98,82% of them had private insurance. The majority of patients were women (67.69%). Our gross incidence rate of cancer was 35.16 per 100,000 in the Cancer Prevention and Control Service in 2014. Only 0.35% had cancer, and most of those diagnosed with cancer (77.78%) were diagnosed in the early stages, stages I and II. The two most common cancers observed were breast and thyroid cancer. The high rates of early, rather than late-stage diagnoses at this clinic are dramatically different than national rates. This difference may be because we are analyzing data from a prevention service seeing mainly patients with private insurance as opposed to national data, which consists primarily of patients seen in oncologic services with national insurance.

Perspectives on alcohol use in a Traveller community: an exploratory case study

Abstract: Purpose – Travellers are consistently found to have poorer health outcomes and health status than other minority ethnic groups. Very few studies have examined alcohol use among Travellers, but some indicate that their drinking patterns are changing. This study aims to explore alcohol use, health needs and health service access within an Irish Traveller population in England with a view to identifying themes for further study.Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative exploratory pilot study was carried out using an oral life history approach. Ten individuals were interviewed along with two professionals working closely with the Traveller group.Findings – While improvements in general health and access to healthcare were widely reported, many Travellers were concerned about the effects of leaving behind their nomadic lifestyle to living more “settled” lives. This change was felt to bring young male Travellers, in particular, into contact with the risky drinking behaviours of non‐Travellers and away from t...

Overview to Synthesis

Abstract: This chapter considers concepts not previously covered which are necessary for the development of the conceptual framework for the acquisition, development and refining of professional skills.