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Download your PCS Statement of Participation for 2015 - 2016
We wish to advise you that the Professional Competence "Statement of Participation" for those enrolled in the 2015 - 2016 term is now available to download from your PCS Portfolio

We wish to advise you that the Professional Competence "Statement of Participation" for those enrolled in the 2015 - 2016 term is now available to download from your PCS Portfolio (http://pcs.rcsi.ie).

Please note if you have CPD activity that you undertook during the year ending 30th April 2016, you can still upload this and have it included in your statement.  We would encourage you to upload your CPD credits at your earliest convenience.

You do not normally have to submit your Statement to the Medical Council. They will ask every doctor to declare that they are participating in a professional competence scheme on the Annual Declaration. Only a random sample (5%) are asked to produce their Statement.

Log on to your PCS dashboard to view/download your official Statement of Participation

Why is my Verification Status on my PCS portfolio “Unverified” ?
Your PCS portfolio will remain as “unverified” (and coloured white) until such time as you are selected for an RCSI verification audit.

Your PCS portfolio will remain as “unverified” (and coloured white) until such time as you are selected for an RCSI verification audit. CPD credits for attendance at activities managed and administrated by RCSI, (eg Charter Day / Millin meeting) will be uploaded to your Portfolio by the PCS office staff if you have signed the registration sheet.  These will be automatically highlighted in green on your portfolio.

 

We are required by the Medical Council to verify the portfolio contents of 3 – 5% of participants every year.    This process involves a check on each of the activities that you have uploaded to your Professional Competence Scheme (PCS) portfolio and the CPD credits assigned to each activity.  Certain activities require supporting documentation and, if this has not been uploaded, you will be requested to upload (or submit) this for each appropriate activity - these activities will be highlighted in amber on your credits portfolio.   Some activities which you will have uploaded will be approved and these will be highlighted in green on your portfolio (including events that have been uploaded by RCSI). Activities that are highlighted in red are usually duplicate entries. This only applies to the 3% of portfolios that have been verified by RCSI. 


Following the Verification Audit, your verification status will be either:-

Compliant - This means you are compliant with the requirements and all supporting document has been uploaded to your portfolio.

Not Compliant - Requires Further Action – this will be because for example, you have not uploaded sufficient credits or you have not uploaded appropriate verification documents.

The verification audit is a supportive exercise aimed to promote confidence in what doctors are recording, identify best practices in maintaining competence, identify shortfalls and provide support to assist doctors who find it difficult to meet the Professional Competence Scheme requirements.

Please click here for further guidelines on the verification  process.

Your PCS portal dashboard has a visual colour coded traffic light screen which allows you to track your progress.

Green:  On target with credits
Amber:  Require more credits to reach minimum requirement
Red:      Below target

 

 
REMINDER: Renew Your Professional Competence Scheme Enrolment for 2016 - 2017
Many of you will already have renewed your enrolment for 2016 – 2017.   For those of you who have still to renew please note you must pay this fee to be enrolled in the scheme, to enter credits for the current year 2016-2017 and to be able to produce a Statement of Participation when required.
Many of you will already have renewed your enrolment for 2016 – 2017.   For those of you who have still to renew please note you must pay this fee to be enrolled in the scheme, to enter credits for the current year 2016-2017 and to be able to produce a Statement of Participation when required.


Re-enrol
 by paying your fee online using your credit card click https://pcs.rcsi.ie


Have you withdrawn your name from the (Irish) Medical Council’s Register?  If you have, please notify this office by email pcs@rcsi.ie as this will allow us update our records and ensure that you do not receive unnecessary communication in relation to the PCS


If you have forgotten or do not know your login details please Email: pcs@rcsi.ie or Phone 01 402 2743

 
PCS Survey 2015 - 2016 Update
We would like to thank doctors for their engagement with the Survey which we circulated earlier in the year.  



We would like to thank doctors for their engagement with the Survey which we circulated earlier in the year.  Some of these issues outlined in the survey – such as the requirements set out by the Medical Council – are outside our control.  In response to feedback we are continually working to improve processes and will bring you a further update on improvements in the near future.
 
Calendar of Events
For details on Events approved for External CPD credits by RCSI, click on Calendar of Events.



For details on Events approved for External CPD credits by RCSI, click on Calendar of Events.
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