Archived Strategy and Policy Board papers
The Strategy and Policy Board 2014 to 2015
This board focused on our strategic aims and policy developments and their impact on our key interest groups.
Impact of revised directive 2013/55/EU on the GMC's acceptable overseas qualifications criteria
Guidance for doctors practising on a temporary and occasional basis
Update on response to the independent review of whistleblowing
Licence to Practise requirements for Associates
*Report from the UK Advisory Forums
New rules implementation – update and guidance
Review of the confidentiality guidance
Revalidation assessment for doctors without a prescribed connection update
PLAB review implementation - progress report
*Quality Scrutiny Group Annual Report
*Report from the Revalidation Advisory Board
IELTS Equivalent Research Project – Final Report
Update on response to the independent review of whistleblowing
Outcome of the first phase of the provisional enquiry pilot
Fitness to Practise legislative update including consultation outcome report and recommendations
Retention of Fitness to Practise incident location information
Section 14 of the Medical Act 1983 (as amended)
Patient Safety Intelligence Forum: July 2015 update
Report from the Education and Training Advisory Board
Report from the Revalidation Advisory Board
Process of specialty recognition in the recognition Directive
Draft Council paper on a UK licensing assessment
Section 18: Temporary and Occasional registration
Revalidation arrangements for doctors involved in our fitness to practise processes
Annual research report and new governance arrangements for research and external requests for data
Assessment Advisory Board update
Consultation on our publication and disclosure policy
Developing guidance for doctors who offer cosmetic interventions
Consultation on a framework for generic professional capabilities
Medical Associates licence to practise requirements
*Report of the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board 2014
Task and finish groups for standards and ethics projects
New UK medical schools application process
Sanctions Guidance for MPTS fitness to practise panels and GMC decision makers
Insurance and indemnity: changes to the Licence to Practise and Revalidation Regulations 2012
*Report from the Education and Training Advisory Board
* Guidance on reporting alleged or suspected criminal conduct to the police
* Disclosing information to the Disclosure and Barring Service and Disclosure Scotland
2015 equality and diversity plans
Implementing the revised recognition of professional qualifications Directive
Publishing joint guidance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on the professional duty of candour
Understanding differential attainment in postgraduate medical education and training
Welsh Language Standards Investigation
Consultation on changes to our sanctions guidance and on the role of apologies and warnings
Update on fitness to practise legislative change
Review of advice at the end of fitness to practise investigations
Review of fitness to practise restrictions banks and glossary
Report from the Revalidation Implementation Advisory Board
Guidance for decision makers when assessing the impact of a doctor’s health in misconduct cases
Provision of GMC Services: Options for development
Update on fitness to practise legislative change
Education and Training Standards Consultation
Establishing a scoping project for a Standards app
External input into our research programme
Final report from the review of meetings with doctors
Implementing the Doctor Support Service
Proposals for increased sharing of information with the Care Quality Commission
Doctors at risk of suicide and referrals to the Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland
Making revalidation decisions about doctors without a connection
Evaluation of our continuing professional development work stream
Assessment Advisory Board terms of reference and constitution
Report from the Education and Training Advisory Board
Significant Event Review Guidance
Report of the Strategy and Policy Board 2014
Reviewing the impact of completed GMC research: Registration
Establishing terms of reference for specialist applications panels
Regulations to introduce a time limit on provisional registration
Final Report of the Credentialing Working Group
18 month update to our April 2013 response to the Francis Report
Patient Safety Intelligence Forum update
Collecting additional diversity data on registrants
Establishing an Assessment Advisory Board
Updated guidance on obtaining consent and disclosing information in fitness to practise proceedings
Revised guidance for doctors on giving advice to patients on assisted suicide
Quality Scrutiny Group Annual Report 2014
Report of the Revalidation Implementation Advisory Board
Managing and responding to information about revalidation
Guidance on reporting convictions and regulatory proceedings
Updated guidance for case examiners for the revocation and variation of undertakings
Publication of evidence on undergraduate education
Process for prospective new medical schools to make applications to the GMC
Developing joint explanatory guidance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on duty of candour
Pre-triage Enquiries (Rule 4(4))
Implementing patient meetings across the UK
Fitness to practise guidance for whistleblowers
State of medical education and practice 2014 Draft Report
Annex A - SoMEP 2014 Draft Report
Policy for handling inquiries, reviews and investigations
Update to our Records Retention and Disposal Policy
Recommendations of the University Hospital of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Internal Review
Responding to the review of the PLAB test
Report from the Education and Training Advisory Board
Evaluating the impact of revalidation
Reviewing the impact of completed GMC research: Medical Education and Training
Standards work programme 2014 and the oversight of guidance development work
Mental Capacity Act 2005: post-legislative scrutiny
Changing the process for confirming the status of doctors seeking registration as exempt persons
State of medical education and practice report 2014
Review of our Indicative Sanctions Guidance, warnings and restrictions banks
Guidance on the investigation and adjudication of cases involving language concerns
Welcome to UK Practice evaluation and implementation
The General Medical Council (Provisional Registration) (Time Limits) Regulations 2014 – update
Academy Foundation Doctor Patient Feedback Tool Pilot
Report from the Education and Training Advisory Board
The Home Office review of police disclosure of pre-conviction information about doctors
Patient Safety Intelligence Forum
Agreeing a consistent approach to candour and reporting of errors
UK Medical Education Data Warehouse
* Report from the Education and Training Advisory Board
* Report of the Quality Scrutiny Group
* Report of the Revalidation Implementation Advisory Board
* Amending the acceptable overseas qualification criteria
