TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
The GMC is calling for doctors from outside the UK to complete an induction course before starting practice, Kate Ashley reports.
The first ‘State of Medical Edu- cation and Practice’ report, published by the General Medi- cal Council (GMC), argues that overseas doctors should have to complete a basic induction course prior to starting work in the UK in an attempt to help prepare them for treating patients in accordance with required professional and ethical standards.
The report shows that 37% of reg- istered doctors working in their UK completed their primary medi- cal qualification outside the UK, making the medical profession far more diverse than the UK’s gen- eral population.
The GMC states that “doctors who come to work in the UK make a vital contribution to our healthcare system, but we must make sure they receive the sup-
port they need to practice safely and to conform to UK standards”,
as many overseas doctors come to work in the UK with “little or no preparation” for the change in cul- tural and professional standards.
Aside from cultural, ethical and
professional differences encoun- tered by overseas doctors, the report also identifies the issue of inadequate communication skills.
This is particularly a focus for doc- tors from the European Economic Area, whose language skills can- not lawfully be checked by organi- sations such as the GMC as a re- sult of European laws.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is one of many healthcare organisations strongly support- ing the GMC report. Its president, Sir Richard Thompson, said: “The RCP has long championed de- veloping medical professionalism adapting to the needs of modern healthcare, but this must be sup- ported by an environment that encourages an open approach to matters of clinical safety rath- er than a culture of secrecy and blame.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION Visit
www.gmc-uk.org/state_of_medicine
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