Articles in Category: General News
Academy announces new Vice Chairs
The Academy congratulates Dr Tony Falconer, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, and Professor Sue Bailey, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in successfully being elected as Academy Vice-Chairs.
The roles will officially begin later in the year.
ACADEMY COMMENTS ON FIGURES ON LEVEL OF APPRAISALS FOR DOCTORS IN ADVANCE OF REVALIDATION
Academy Encourages Voluneteering Opportunities in Global Health
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (the Academy) today formally publishes a statement encouraging support for the engagement of health professionals in voluntary work. Healthcare in the UK is widening its focus from local to global health related challenges. This means that doctors need to be more aware of health issues from a broader perspective and also in delivering that care in low resource environments...
Academy meets Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health
Academy publishes new guidance on Return to Practice
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges today publishes guidance about doctors returning to practice. Measures to support doctors returning to practice after an absence, planned or otherwise, are essential as time away from practice can affect doctors’ skills, confidence and knowledge base.
Academy responds to UKBA Tier 5 Consultation
Academy Response to NHS Future Forum Report
Academy Response to Shape of Training Review
The Academy welcomes the Shape of Training review and recognises the need for postgraduate medical training continually to evolve to keep pace with the changing patterns of delivery of healthcare and the needs of patients. Training must deliver doctors fit for the purpose and service in which they will work...
Academy response to the Health Bill
Academy response to the review of the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio
Academy Statement on the Francis Report: Mid Staffordshire NHS FT Inquiry
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges which represents the medical royal colleges and faculties in the UK has made the following statement in response to the publication of Robert Francis’s report into the failings at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust:
There were shocking failures in care at Mid Staffordshire Trust and system breakdowns in how the NHS safeguarded the quality of care for patients.
Quality of care must be the foremost priority for all involved in the delivery of health services. That was not the culture in Mid Staffordshire. All professionals from the medical and nursing profession to managers have a share in the responsibility for this failing. As such we express our profound regret for the breakdowns in professional standards experienced by patients and their families...
Academy supplementary evidence to DDRB Review of Clinical Excellence Awards
Academy Survey on Less Than Full Time working
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Flexible Careers Committee, which comprises representatives from Academy member organisations, seeks to promote a good work life balance for all doctors and specifically to support flexible training and less than full time training.
As part of its current work programme the Committee has devised an electronic survey...
Academy Trainee Doctors’ Group National Competition
Academy Announces New Chairman
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges today announced the appointment of Professor Terence Stephenson as its new Chairman elect. Professor Stephenson will succeed the current Chairman Professor Sir Neil Douglas, following the Academy Council meeting on 25 July 2012. He will remain in position for up to three years...
Academy appoints new independent trustee
The Academy has appointed Pamela Charlwood from a very strong short-list to fill a casual vacancy on the Board for an independent trustee. Pamela has extensive experience as health service manager. She has been a chief executive of a health authority and of the Institute of Health Service Management. She is currently a non-executive director of a Foundation Trust.
Academy comments on GMC report into the impact of CPD on performance
The GMC today published independent research (commissioned from the Academic Unit of Primary Medical Care, University of Sheffield, in collaboration with Capita Health) on the impact of CPD on doctors’ performance and patient/service outcomes.
The report raises a number of issues around the effectiveness of CPD and concludes that it is most effective where: ...
Academy gives evidence to Health Bill Committee
Academy published report on Remediation of Doctors
The Academy today publishes its Remediation Working Group Report. The report looks at how medical Royal Colleges and Faculties might provide specialist input into remediation. It is a response to the Department of Health’s 2011 recommendations that medical royal colleges should produce guidance and also provide assessment and specialist input into remediation programmes...
Academy responds to Government Statement on the Francis Report
In response to the Government’s statement today on the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said:
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (the Academy) and all its constituent member Colleges and Faculties strongly supported the central messages, principles and recommendations of the Francis report when it was published in February 2013.
The Academy and its members recognised that there were shocking failures in care at Mid Staffordshire Trust and systematic breakdowns in how the NHS safeguarded the quality of care for patients. They accepted that all professionals, from the medical and nursing profession to managers had a share in the responsibility for this failing...
Academy response to An Information Revolution: a consultation on proposals
Academy response to NHS Outcomes Framework
Academy response to the Department of Health's additional papers to the CEAs Review
Academy response to the Medical Foundation Programme Report
Academy Statement on Higher Specialist Scientific Training
The Academy today published a consensus statement agreed by all its members recognising the importance of Higher Specialist Scientific Training (HSST) in ensuring appropriate career development and progression for a highly skilled healthcare scientific workforce...
Academy statement on the Health Select Committee, Education and Workforce Planning Report
The Academy welcomes the Health Committee’s report on education, training and workforce planning. Indeed many of the conclusions closely reflect our thinking and concerns...
Academy supports staff who voice concerns
The Academy has signed up to the 'Speaking Up' charter. Launched today by the NHS Employers this is the first charter outlining a commitment from employers, regulators, health unions, professional associations and bodies to work together to support staff when raising a safety concern or issue at work...
Academy Trainee Doctors’ Group Mission Statement
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Trainee Doctors' Group (ATDG) has updated it's Mission Statement.
The ATDG Chairman Dr Damian Roland said:
The last couple of years have seen the impetus for real change in postgraduate medical education in the UK...
Academy Trustee Chair re-appointed
The Academy would like to congratulate Mr Walter Merrick on being reappointed as Chair of the Academy Board of Trustees for a further three years.