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Time out of training21 Dec 2012The GMC have recently issued a position statement on time out of training. Where a trainee has been absent for a total of more than 14 days within each 12 month period, a review of their CCT date will be triggered. A decision on whether an extension to the CCT date needs to... |
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Major announcement of national appointments20 Dec 2012National Clinical Directors to the NHS Commissioning Board (24 posts) The Heath and Social Care Act 2012 has led to the largest structural change to the NHS, since its inception and is designed to put clinicians firmly in the driving seat in the commissioning of high quality... |
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Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration17 Dec 2012The Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration has published its review of compensation levels, incentives and the Clinical Excellence and Distinction Award schemes for NHS consultants. The College will issue a formal response when Council has considered the report's... |
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Consultation open - Accreditation standard17 Dec 2012A consultation is now open on the Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) Standard. Until Monday, 21 January 2013 comments are requested on the document, upon which accreditation will be based. More information can be found on the ACSA page. |
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Updated Guidance for Continuing Professional Development14 Dec 2012The College has recently updated its Guidance for Continuing Professional Development. Keeping up to date with professional developments is an integral part of good medical practice and is an important component of revalidation. Taking part in continuing professional... |
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Shape of Training Review – call for ideas and evidence13 Dec 2012This review takes place in a rapidly changing environment and had been set up to understand and plan for the future of postgraduate medical education and training. Medical and scientific advances, evolving healthcare and population needs, changes to healthcare systems and... |
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Moving to the current curriculum11 Dec 2012The GMC has recently issued a position statement on the requirements for trainees who are working towards a CCT/CESR (CP) to transfer to the most recently approved curriculum. The statement sets out the timelines for Colleges to provide implementation plans for transferral of... |
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Election to Council 2013 results announced07 Dec 2012Voting for the Consultant and Trainee vacancies to Council closed at 5.00 pm on Thursday, 6 December 2012. The results are as follows: Consultant vacancies Number of eligible voters: 11601 Votes cast by post: Votes cast online: 1845 777 Total number of votes... |
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Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group survey05 Dec 2012The Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group would like to know how to improve the work they do. Please help them to make the specialty safer by taking part in a ten-question survey. The survey takes less than five minutes and can be accessed at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SALG2013. The... |
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Patients have a right to the same standard of care seven days a week04 Dec 2012The RCoA welcomes the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges’ standards for higher-intensity consultant-present care. Anaesthesia in the UK has always championed the principle of specialist-delivered care in the perioperative environment, and supports the same approach throughout... |