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Medical Council Retention of Registration July 2017

In 2017 there will be a new professional competence declaration for doctors retaining their registration with the Medical Council of Ireland, which opens in mid-May 2017.


In 2017 there will be a new professional competence declaration for doctors retaining their registration with the Medical Council of Ireland, which opens in mid-May 2017.

 

If you are registered in the General, Specialist or Supervised Division and practise in Ireland for 30 or more days per year you will be required to pay your Professional Competence Scheme enrolment fee for the PCS year, commencing 1st May 2017 and ending 30th April 2018, before completing your retention of registration with the Medical Council.

 

When retaining your registration, you must declare the name of your Professional Competence Scheme and the date when you paid your 2017/18 enrolment fee.

 

If you have any questions about your PCS enrolment please contact pcs@rcsi.ie

 
REMINDER – Upload your Credits for 2016 - 2017

As we approach the end of the sixth 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 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 2016.


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 2017 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 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.

 
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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.  

 
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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