BMA Learning to run revalidation toolkit
BMJ Learning has announced that it is developing an online revalidation toolkit to help doctors meet the future demands of appraisal and revalidation. The online learning service, part of the BMJ Group, said the toolkit would be free to BMA members with an annual subscription for non-BMA members. It should be available in the first […]
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21C supports revalidation of GPs
NHS Nottinghamshire County has become the first primary care trust to implement a system to manage GP appraisals and revalidation from business intelligence specialists 21C. The business intelligence system gives the PCT quick and easy access to information on the number of GPs that are due for appraisal, how many appraisals are in progress and […]
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GPs to be revalidated online
All GPs will be expected to complete an electronic portfolio for revalidation from April 2010, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners guide to revalidation published this week.
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Hi-tech features in 150th CMO report
The chief medical officer’s annual report has highlighted the need for surgeons to be trained using simulation techniques. The report, published by Professor Sir Liam Donaldson yesterday, devotes a chapter to simulation and says that surgeons trained using simulation methods make fewer errors and carry out technically more exact procedures. However, it says that although […]
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RCGP says good GPs have great websites
The ‘exemplary GP’ has a clear and accurate practice website and seeks patient’s consent before giving sensitive information to other healthcare professionals, according to the latest guidance on good medical practice for GPs. The Royal College of General Practitioners and the BMA’s General Practitioner Committee have updated their guidance Good Medical Practice for General Practitioners […]
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DH maintains commitment to choice
Health secretary Alan Johnson has pledged a commitment to choice, despite pulling the plug on a series of independent sector treatment initiatives. In a written ministerial statement, Johnson said: “We remain committed to choice, to empower patients and drive improvements in the quality of care. For choice to be truly effective, and for all providers […]
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