The President of the Irish Medical Council (IMC) has indicated that Kingram House believes leadership is an “essential attribute” for doctors and the challenge for the health system will be to “empower more doctors to take on leadership roles”.
The updated Ethical Guide has been reformatted to reflect guidance on the three ‘pillars of professionalism’ — partnership, practice and performance — meant to underpin good care, and includes new advice on consent, equality and diversity, doctors in leadership and the use of social media, as well as telemedicine.
The Medical Council’s new Ethical Guide has arrived, with some interesting additions, just as more departures have been announced at the ICGP, writes Dr Muiris Houston
The updated Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics (8th Edition) has grappled with sexual politics for the first time, by advising supervisors and trainees of the dangers of entering into a relationship.
The Irish Medical Council (IMC) is set to launch within weeks the 8th edition of its Ethical Guide, which has been reformulated by issues highlighted in a new five-year review of complaints published in July last year.
The draft 8th Edition of the Irish Medical Council’s (IMC’s) Ethical Guide is currently undergoing review by the National Adult Literacy Agency’s Plain English Editing service (NALA) to make sure that it is in plain English, IMT reports.
The Irish Medical Council (IMC) has stressed the importance of a doctor’s duty with regard to patient advocacy, ahead of its publication later this year of the next edition of its Ethical Guide, which promises to address the issue.
The IMO has called on the Irish Medical Council (IMC) to review its complaints system to ensure that it is “fit for purpose”, and it wants greater guidance for those facing conflicts of interest between their role as a manager with tight budgets and their role as a doctor.
The Medical Council has published a draft 8th Edition of its Ethical Guide, which has been reformulated and specifically informed by issues highlighted in a new five-year review of complaints also published last week.
New statutory ethical guidelines for health managers, which would specifically include collection of data guidelines, should be introduced so as to ensure that all decisions in the health service are made based on the best available evidence and with the best interest and safety of patients paramount.
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