GMC Contacts Doctors In Preparation For The Introduction Of The Licence To Practise
A leaflet entitled 'Licensing and you: Information for registered doctors' will be sent to doctors on the medical register. The publication aims to provide doctors with information about the licence to practise and its impact on the medical profession.
From the autumn of next year, a doctor wanting to practise medicine in the UK must be a licensed medical practitioner; this means they must hold both registration and a licence to practise with the GMC. A doctor wanting to practise overseas will not need to hold a licence for the period that they are out of the UK.
Doctors will need a licence to practise to:
- hold a position as a doctor in the NHS or independent sector, on a permanent or locum basis
- write prescriptions, sign death certificates , or exercise any of the other legal privileges currently reserved for registered medical practitioners
Or
- if their employer or those who contract their services or another party require them to hold a licence
President of the GMC, Sir Graeme Catto, said:
"This change in medical regulation next year will have important implications for doctors, employers and patients. It will be the first step towards the introduction of revalidation and this will, in the future, give patients regular assurance that their doctors are up to date and fit to practise.
"The GMC will implement licensing next autumn. Our forthcoming letter and leaflet to doctors is the start of a continuing campaign to prepare them for this change.''
General Medical Council
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