Competence, professional self regulation, and the public interest

BMJ 1998;316:1740-1742 ( 6 June )

Education and debate

Competence, professional self regulation, and the public interest

Editorial by TreasureNews by Dyer

Rudolf Klein, professor of social policy.

Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY

R.E.Klein@bath.ac.uk

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The case of the three doctors in Bristol represents a landmark in the history of the self regulation of the medical professionin the United Kingdom in terms of its length, its salience inthe eyes of the public, and the issues it has raised. It has stretchedover eight months and involved more than 60 days of hearings beforethe General Medical Council $---$ probably the most extended and expensivecase in the history of the GMC. It is the stuff of which headlinesare made; it is highly charged emotionally since it concerns thedeaths of children after heart operations. And it has provideda test case for the GMC's policy of seeking to ensure that allmembers of the profession accept their collective responsibilityfor maintaining standards and practising within the limits oftheir competence.¹

Until the GMC has determined its verdict, in the light of their findings of . . . [Full text of this article]

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