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    <title><![CDATA[The General Medical Council GMC Today News Archive]]></title>
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    <copyright>Unless stated otherwise all material is Copyright (C) The General Medical Council 2009</copyright>
    <pubDate>Tuesday, 25 August 2009 04:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Revalidation: still time to have your say!]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/7144.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The consultation is drawing to a close, but there is still time to respond]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Speaking the same language]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/7143.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[GMC pushes for change in 'profoundly unsatisfactory' language competence]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Keeping children safe]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/7142.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Guidance for paediatricians in child protection to be reviewed]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rise in number of fitness to practise hearings]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/7141.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[New statistics reveal an increase in hearings but the reason remains unclear]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[National Training Surveys deadline extended]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/7140.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[More time to give us your views on training]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[PMETB merger goes ahead]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/6563.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[New era for medical education and training as PMETB merged with GMC]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Toolkit offers guidance on consultation]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/6545.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[GMC launches new resource to help doctors share their views on revalidation]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cardiff calling]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/6542.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[GMC Chief Executive Niall Dickson meets key interest groups in Wales.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[CHRE praises GMC procedures]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/6541.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The GMC’s fitness to practise procedures have been praised for being effective and dealing with complaints in a timely manner.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[PMETB merger gets green light]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5581.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Full steam ahead for PMETB merger]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Manchester’s got the moves]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5579.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[All change for GMC Manchester]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Help us to improve GMCtoday]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5578.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[What changes would you make?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is the future bright for medical education?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5577.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We want your views on the future regulation of medical education and training]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Working together for tomorrow’s doctors   ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5359.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The GMC held the first in a series of nationwide roadshows to help medical schools and employers to implement the new standards set out in the GMC’s Tomorrow’s Doctors 2009  guidance for undergraduate medical education.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[PMETB merger update]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5330.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[PMETB/GMC merger funding agreed with Department of Health (England) ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Help with reporting knife wounds]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5329.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[New tutorial helps doctors when treating a patient with knife wounds]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Europe calling]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5040.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[European regulators working closer than ever, report says]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[PMETB merger draws nearer]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5039.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Getting ready for merger of PMETB with GMC in 2010]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Piloting GMC affiliates]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5038.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Medical directors praise affiliates pilot]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Students see the future]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5037.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Doctors of the future say where they think the profession is heading.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Your Contact Centre shines]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5036.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[GMC call centre recognised for high quality service.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Revalidation in Wales]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5035.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Doctors in Wales meet to discuss revalidation.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Moving on up]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5034.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[GMC assessment centre moving to state-of-the-art new home.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pandemic guidance update]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5030.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Updated guidance on good practice during a pandemic has been launched.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Doctors making history]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5006.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Licences to practise go live for UK doctors]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[GMC goes to parliament]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/5005.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[GMC holds surgery for politicians in Westminster.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reaching out to public and doctors]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3670.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A new Reference Community is set to help the GMC hear from members of the public and doctors.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Report on health conditions published]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3669.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Report says UK health regulators should introduce single fitness to practise procedures.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Feedback please! ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3668.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Send us your letters and top tips on best practice for GMCtoday in print and online.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[93% and rising]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3652.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Over 93% of doctors have responded to our licensing campaign with their licensing decision so far.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[All new and improved! ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3651.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[It’s brighter, it’s bolder, it’s fresher and much easier to use. The brand new GMC website is arriving this October. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Women dominate new applications]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3650.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The number of new women doctors joining the medical register is soaring.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[ISA urges doctors to register ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3648.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The Independent Safeguarding Authority's vetting and barring scheme is set to extend to the healthcare sector.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[GMC calls for investigation at medical school ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3647.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Four medical students have been wrongly told they had passed their final exams and gone on to practise in hospitals.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[GMP in Action 3]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3027.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Four great new scenarios have been added to the GMC's interactive web section, Good Medical Practice in Action.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Chair of OPHA is announced]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3026.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Walter Merricks has been appointed the first Chair of the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Licensing date announced]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3025.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[From 16 November 2009, all doctors will need a licence to practise in the UK.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Promoting equality]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3024.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[An update on the GMC's Equality and Diversity Research Forum held in June.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[GMC appoints new Chief Exec]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3023.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Niall Dickson has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the GMC to take up his post in January 2010. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Doctors discuss end of life issues]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3022.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Some of the challenges of providing end of life care were acted out by a theatre group at a GMC conference in June.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pandemic plans]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3021.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[An update on the GMC's plans in the event of a pandemic.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Interactive approach]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3020.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A theatrical performance is part of the GMC's innovative approach to consulting on end of life care.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Revalidation Board chair]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3019.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Keith Pearson has succeeded Sir Michael Pitt as Chair of the UK Revalidation Programme Board. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[MEPs back GMC call]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3018.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[MEPs back GMC’s call to share information across borders.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Specialist Register]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3017.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A route onto the Specialist Register has been opened by the GMC.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[UKRPB - first meeting]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3016.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The newly formed UK Revalidation Programme Board has met for the first time.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[On their best behaviour?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3015.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[New guidance has been published on the professional behaviour expected of medical students.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who will be tomorrow's doctors? Discuss]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/3014.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Doctors played a key role at a consultative conference at the Royal College of Physicians in London.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Student seminars]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/2995.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Seminars examine best practice for student fitness to practise.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Easier My GMC login coming soon]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/2944.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[We are launching a new login process for MyGMC this March.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[GMC strengthens links with NHS Litigation Authority]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/2946.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[GMC to work more closely with the NHS Litigation Authority which handles negligence claims made against NHS trusts in England.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Entry to specialist register]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/2947.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Were you first appointed to a substantive, honorary or fixed-term consultant post in the NHS or armed forces before 1 January 1997?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Year Honours at the GMC]]></title>
        <link>http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/2948.asp</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Council member Dr John Jenkins and GMC Chief Executive Finlay Scott honoured in the New Year Honours List for 2009.]]></description>
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