By Dara Gantly. The Medical Council has published details of new procedures for assessing doctors’ performance, which will see on-site assessments for the first time introduced by the end of April.
Executive receives almost 3,500 NCHD applications
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The HSE National Recruitment Service has received 3,492 applications as part of the centralised recruitment exercise of NCHDs, of which 489 were from applicants currently registered with the Medical Council, Irish Medical Times reports.
Minister must approve medical specialty status
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Approval for the recognition of medical disciplines as specialties is subject to consent from the Minister for Health, the Medical Council has said.
RCSI expects Medical Council accreditation
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The RCSI has indicated that it is expecting to receive accreditation as the training body for surgery in Ireland from the Medical Council, following a positive review last year.
IMO calls for retired doctors to be retained on Register
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The IMO has called on the Minister for Health and the Medical Council to review a subsection of the Medical Practitioners Act to allow the retainment of retired doctors on the Medical Register, Irish Medical Times has learned.
Performance assessments potentially ‘ruinous’
December 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The referral of a doctor by the Medical Council for performance assessment may have “far-reaching consequences” for the medical practitioner in terms of financial cost, damage to reputation and loss of morale, the IMO has warned, with one GP warning the process could be “ruinous”.
Helping doctors to help themselves
December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Aoife Connors speaks with Dr Richard Brennan, Chair of the Medical Council’s Health Sub-Committee, about its work and the need for defined structures for looking after doctors’ health.
Council approves UCD’s graduate entry scheme
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Medical Council has approved accreditation for University College Dublin’s Graduate Entry to Medicine Programme (GEP).
Two disciplines seek specialty status
November 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Medical Council has launched a programme of consultation in relation to applications from two medical disciplines for recognition as specialties under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007.
Performance anxiety
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dara Gantly analyses the latest focus on doctors’ performance and the complications and potential pitfalls ahead.
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