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24/07/2008
The Government have announced changes to the
licensing initiative which was implemented a few years
ago to monitor the performance of GP's and Consultants
In what must be described as a radical change to long
standing practice, doctors will now undergo a 5 year
performance review by the Governments monitoring body to
determine their competency. Only if they make the grade
will their licence to practice actually be renewed.
The Chief Medical Officer for the Government -
Sir Liam's Donaldson who published a report,
"Medical Revalidation: Principle and Next Steps" - said
the full details of both strands of revalidation will be
designed, consulted on and piloted over the next 18
months. Roll-out will start from 2009 and 2010 in
England, although timings could differ elsewhere in the
UK following discussion with the devolved
administrations.
GPs have recently come under the microscope because
of a rising number of
clinical errors
which have led to compensation claims for medical
negligence. The news was welcomed by patient wellbeing
campaigners who believe that doctors should be more
accountable for their mistakes and for their overall
performance. In many other professions such monitoring
and regulation is a fact of life and always benefits the
consumer / public in a positive way.
More on
GP mistakes here
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