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Medical Council Reporting Requirements

RCSI are required by the Medical Council to send them a list of the doctors who are currently enrolled on the Professional Competence Scheme 1st May 2017 – 30th April 2018 on or before 8th December 2017.


 

RCSI are required by the Medical Council to send them a list of the doctors who are currently enrolled on the Professional Competence Scheme 1st May 2017 – 30th April 2018 on or before 8th December 2017.  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 2017 – 30th April 2018 on or before Friday 8th December, 2017, your name will not be on the list we (RCSI) have to send to the Medical Council and therefore you will then be contacted by the Medical Council directly about your enrolment. 


If you are no longer on the Supervised, General, or Specialist section of the (Irish) Medical Council’s Register 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

 

 
Maintenance of Professional Competence Symposium

The Medical Council, together with the Forum of Postgraduate Medical Training Bodies, hosted a one-day Symposium, “Addressing the Challenge of Compliance in the Maintenance of Professional Competence”.


The Medical Council, together with the Forum of Postgraduate Medical Training Bodies, hosted a one-day Symposium, “Addressing the Challenge of Compliance in the Maintenance of Professional Competence”.

 

The purpose of the Symposium was to facilitate a collaborative approach between Postgraduate Training bodies and the Medical Council in order to facilitate discussion on how the Professional Competence Scheme model would be advanced in order to address the needs of both Surgeons and the Medical Council. 

 

The Symposium was well attended with participants from Postgraduate Training Bodies, the Health Service Executive and the Medical Council.

Leave from Clinical Practice

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. 


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 of 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.

 
How to Download your confirmation of Enrolment on PCS

You may be asked by your Hospital and /or  Medical Council to provide them with confirmation of your enrolment on PCS.  Please click here for guideline on ‘how to download confirmation of enrolment on PCS’.


You may be asked by your Hospital and /or  Medical Council to provide them with confirmation of your enrolment on PCS.  Please click here for guideline on ‘how to download confirmation of enrolment on PCS’.

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 commence 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.

 
PCS Handbook

 The PCS handbook is an overview of the PCS requirements and incorporates all the guidelines and resources in relation to the PCS online portal - click here for the handbook.


The PCS handbook is an overview of the PCS requirements and incorporates all the guidelines and resources in relation to the PCS online portal - click here for the handbook.

 

If you would like to receive a ‘print’ copy of this handbook please forward your mailing address to pcs@rcsi.ie and we will be happy to post a copy of the handbook to you.

 

We also launched a range of new online resources to help users navigate the portfolio and these are available here

 

Please also visit our ‘useful links’ section on the website where there are a number of useful documents and template

 
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.