England to consider shake-up of medical regulation

doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7560.163

BMJ 2006;333:163 (22 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7560.163

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England to consider shake-up of medical regulation

Andrew Cole

London

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England's chief medical officer, Liam Donaldson, has recommendeda radical shake-up of the way doctors' performance is assessedand a substantial reduction in the powers of their regulatorybody, the General Medical Council.

Professor Liam Donaldson: "A senior doctor can go through a 30 year career without undergoing a single assessment of their fitness to practise"

Credit: DEPT OF HEALTH

The long anticipated review of medical regulation contains 44recommendations, including lowering the burden of proof in misconductcases; a rigorous system of revalidation for all doctors; andthe devolution of many of the GMC's powers to local hospitallevel.

The report, prompted by the murder of an estimated 250 patientsby the GP Harold Shipman and a subsequent inquiry that was highlycritical of the GMC (BMJ 2005;330: 10[Free Full Text]), will now go out forconsultation until November. But many of the central recommendationshave . . . [Full text of this article]

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