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REMINDER – Upload your Credits for 2015 - 2016

As we approach the end of the fifth year of the Professional Competence Scheme, we wish to remind you that you are required to record and upload certificates / proof of attendance for activities which you have participated in since May 2015.


As we approach the end of the fifth year of the Professional Competence Scheme, we wish to remind you that you are required to record and upload certificates / proof of attendance for activities which you have participated in since May 2015.


We would encourage you to record your CPD activity and if you have any difficulty with this, please do not hesitate to contact pcs@rcsi.ie / 01 402 2743 in order that we can assist you with this.


The Statement of Participation for this year will be generated in May 2016 and will reflect what you have recorded on your Portfolio. This Statement of Participation is the document that you will need to submit to the Medical Council if selected for their audit. The Medical Council will require those who are re-registering to declare that they are in compliance with their requirements for maintaining competence.

Why are some of my activities marked “Unverified”
Your PCS portfolio will remain as “unverified” until such time as you are selected for an RCSI verification audit.  We are required by the Medical Council to verify the portfolio contents of 3 – 5% of participants every year.  

Your PCS portfolio will remain as “unverified” until such time as you are selected for an RCSI verification audit.  We are required by the Medical Council to verify the portfolio contents of 3 – 5% of participants every year.  We will be commencing this Verification Process in May /June and those who are selected for verification this year will be notified by email.

 

This 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.

 
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Leave from Clinical Practice
RCSI can now reflect leave from clinical practice, of greater than three months, on the Annual Statement of Participation.

RCSI can now reflect leave from clinical practice, of greater than three months, on the Annual Statement of Participation.  Registered Medical Practitioners should inform RCSI of leave taken during the PCS year.  This may be done by writing or emailing the RCSI pcs@rcsi.ie and giving the outline of the reason for leave e.g.  maternity, sick, compassionate, sabbatical or overseas leave and the duration, if known.  The Medical Council have asked that practitioners declare this leave in a prospective manner (if possible) stating the reason for the leave.  We are not required to collect precise details for the leave but the Medical Council may ask for this, if you are audited by them.  

 
PCS Survey
We will shortly be seeking your feedback on the RCSI Professional Competence Scheme electronic portfolio. 
We will shortly be seeking your feedback on the RCSI Professional Competence Scheme electronic portfolio.

In order to encourage frank and complete responses, we have asked that this process be conducted on our behalf by the RCSI Quality Enhancement Office (QEO).   The QEO office will independently collate all responses and forward anonymised data to the Professional Competence Scheme office.

We would welcome your feedback on the existing system and we would be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete the Survey.   We would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the survey.

 
Medical Council Audit - Renew your PCS Enrolment for 2015 - 2016
Many of you have renewed your enrolment for 2015 – 2016 and will be able to provide a Statement of Participation when asked by the Medical Council.   For those of you who have still to renew your enrolment please note that you must pay this fee to be enrolled in the scheme, to enter credits for the current year 2015-2016 and to be able to produce a Statement of Participation when required.

Many of you have renewed your enrolment for 2015 – 2016 and will be able to provide a Statement of Participation when asked by the Medical Council.   For those of you who have still to renew your enrolment please note that you must pay this fee to be enrolled in the scheme, to enter credits for the current year 2015-2016 and to be able to produce a Statement of Participation when required.


The Medical Council continues to audit doctors as part of the Professional Competence compliance process and have requested that the Postgraduate Training Bodies share more information with the Medical Council on an individual named basis regarding doctors who are enrolled in the Professional Competence Scheme.  The aim of this exercise is that the Medical Council will then be able to reconcile lists with the current Register and identify doctors who are not enrolled on the Scheme and thus require follow-up. 


If you do not re-enrol on the Professional Competence Scheme for 1st May 2015 – 30th April 2016 your name will not be on the list we (RCSI) send to the Medical Council and therefore you will then be contacted by the Medical Council directly about your enrolment. 

 

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

 
Calendar of Events
You can see a full list of all upcoming CPD events using our online interactive calendar
For details on Events approved for External CPD credits by RCSI - click on Calendar of Events
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