The GMC in Wales - Recent activity
GMC Council meeting in Cardiff
23 October 2009
The General Medical Council (GMC), which regulates 11,000 doctors registered in Wales held the first meeting of its reconstituted Council outside London in Cardiff on 22 October.
The meeting in Cardiff provided a valuable opportunity to improve understanding of the devolved political landscape in Wales, as well as giving the GMC's new Chair Professor Peter Rubin and Council members an opportunity to engage directly with local patient groups and other key figures from the health sector.
The General Medical Council regulates all doctors registered in the UK. However, with increasingly divergent health structures and health policy across the UK, the GMC has established offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to respond effectively to devolution and to ensure regulation remains appropriate in each part of the UK.
Meeting in Wales gives members of the public and other key groups the opportunity to see exactly what we do and how the Council make decisions. Our Cardiff office is well established and has strong relationships with the local health community. It is important that we continue to work closely with officials and stakeholders across Wales to enable the GMC to be responsive to the local context, and ensure we have the confidence and support of those who receive and provide healthcare."
How will Medical revalidation affect you?
Cardiff, 21 October 2009
On 21 October the GMC along with BMA Wales, the Welsh Assembly Government, the Postgraduate Deanery and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges hosted a one-day conference on Revalidation. The event was attended by doctors from all over Wales, who heard presentations from the organisations responsible for delivering revalidation. The afternoon, chaired by Dr Tony Jewell, the Chief Medical Officer for Wales, featured a lively question and answer session with Peter Rubin, Chair of the GMC, and other speakers." Video of conference
End of Life Care Consultation Events in Wales
26 June 2009
The GMC recently consulted on guidance for doctors on good practice in the care of patients nearing the end of life. The aim of the guidance is to ensure that all doctors are aware of the ethical and legal principles that underpin the end of life care and are supported by an agreed decision-making framework.
The guidance also lets patients know what they can expect from their doctors and informs medical education and training shaping the knowledge and attitude of future doctors.
Two events were held, at International Pavilion, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys and Victor Salvi Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.