Council papers and minutes
Council agenda, Tuesday 22 - Wednesday 23 May 2001
10:00 (Tuesday) 09:00 (Wednesday), 44 Hallam Street
2. Minutes of meeting held on 15 February 2001
Professor McDevitt succeeds Professor Cameron, who is retiring from Council this year.
4. Appointment to the Review Board for Overseas Qualified Doctors
Dr Pande joins the Review Board to replace Dr Choudhuri, who has resigned for personal reasons.
6. Chief Executive's Report (oral report)
7. Registration
Paper to consider
7a. Registration for Overseas Qualified Doctors
Council agreed the recommendations.
Paper to note
7b. Work of the Registration Committee
8. Revalidation
Papers to consider
8a. Revalidation
Council agreed recommendations 2a,b,d,e and f and 2c amended to read:
"To agree that we should ask the Government to begin to put the legislative framework in place on the understanding that much important detail remains to be determined on the processes of both appraisal and revalidation before revalidation can be implemented."
8b. The Privileges and Obligations of Registration
Council agreed the recommendations.
Papers to note
8c. Practical Arrangements to Help Doctors to Secure their Revalidation
8d. Report on Stage One of the Piloting
8e. Costs and Benefits Associated with Revalidation
8f. The Process of Revalidation
9. Fitness to Practise
Papers to consider
9a. Report of the Fitness to Practise Policy Committee
Council agreed 2b and referred 2a back for more consideration by FPPC.
9b. Review of Fitness to Practise: Progress Report
Council agreed 2a.
9c. Appointments of Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Screeners: agreed
Papers to note
9d. Review of Fitness to Practise: Outcome of the Consultation
9e. Fitness to Practise Procedures: Statistics for 2000
10. Education
Paper to consider
10a. Review of Tomorrow's Doctors
Council agreed the recommendations.
Paper to note
10b. Work of the Education Committee since November 2000
11. Review of Structure, Constitution and Governance
Paper to consider
11a. Recommendations to Council
2a, c d and e agreed; 2b and f not agreed.
Paper to note
11b. Outcome of the Consultation
12. Standards
Papers to consider
12a. Revision of Good Medical Practice: Outcome of the Consultation
Agreed.
12b. Confidentiality
Paper to note
12c. Work of the Standards Committee since November 2000Agreed.
13. Finance and Establishment Committee
Papers to consider
Agreed.
13b. Establishment of an Audit Committee and a Remuneration Sub-committee
Postponed until a later date.
14. President's Advisory Committee
Paper to consider
14a. Report on the Work of the Racial Equality Group
Agreed.
Paper to note
14b. Work of the Committee since November 2000
15. Issues raised by members
16. Administration
Paper to note
16a. 2002 Schedule of meetings (to be tabled at meeting)
