The GMC in Wales - News
Welcome to the Wales news page.
GMC and Wales Deanery host revalidation roadshows
Alongside the Wales Deanery, the Wales Office arranged a series of revalidation roadshows in November and December 2012 which took in all seven health boards in Wales. The events provided an opportunity for doctors to ask any questions they had about how revalidation would work in practice.
In total, over 430 doctors attended the roadshows. Through the use of videoconferencing, we were able to cover 13 sites across the country. Despite this, we still travelled over a total of 780 miles in getting the message across!
The presentations delivered at the roadshows are available on the Revalidation Wales website, alongside video footage of the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg UHB event on 3 December. The resources can be found by the link below:
Wales revalidation roadshow 2012
Above: Doctors at Royal Gwent Hospital attend the Aneurin Bevan Health Board Revalidation Roadshow.
GMC Chair & Chief Executive visit Wales
On Monday 19 November 2012, Professor Sir Peter Rubin and Niall Dickson, Chair and Chief Executive visited the GMC Office in Cardiff.
They spent the day catching up with key stakeholders in Wales including the Wales Deanery, the Royal College of GPs in Wales, the Academy of Royal Colleges, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, the Welsh NHS Confederation and the Board of CHCs.
They also met with Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Health & Social Services, Dr Ruth Hussey, the Chief Medical Officer and Dr Chris Jones the Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
We then hosted an evening reception at the St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay in order to thank our partners in Wales for their continued support for our work. In his address, Professor Sir Peter Rubin thanked all present for their ongoing support for revalidation.
Above: Professor Sir Peter Rubin addresses invited guests at an evening reception at the St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay.
GMC engages with Welsh medical students
The Wales Office has been busy engaging with medical students over the last few months. Firstly, Rachel Podolak, Head of Welsh Affairs, attended the Professionalism Awareness and Development morning at Cardiff University Medical School to speak with Year 3 students about the importance of professional values and fitness to practise for medical students.
The team has also had a presence at both Swansea University (13 September) and Cardiff University (27 September) Freshers Fairs. We had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of students about the GMC and outline our role in influencing their medical education. In addition, over 350 students signed up to the GMC’s regular Student News e-newsletter; a great success!
Above: GMC at the Cardiff Fresher's Fair.