gmc registration basics - stephanie howell, michelle gray
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Registration Basics November 2011
Registration Basics
Types of registration
Routes to registration
Discretionary
Entitlement
Routes to registration
Entitlement or discretiona
ry
Type of registration
Qualification &/or
nationality
Section of the Act
Routes to registratio
n
Types of registration
Provisional registration
Full registration
Requirements for registration
Standard
Completed application Fee Identity check
Variables
Primary medical qualificationFitness to practise not impairedExperienceExempt person?Knowledge and skillsKnowledge of English
Requirements for registration
5. Experience
1- 4
1. PMQ
3. Application
4. Fee
2. Not impaired
UK graduates
Entitlement to PR – section 15
Entitlement to FR – section 3(1)(a)
UK graduates new to full registration are required to practise in an approved practice setting (APS) for a period of 12 months. Full registration in an APS is not a different type of registration. Applicants must meet the requirements for full registration.
Requirements for registration
5. Experience
1- 4
1. PMQ
3. Application
4. Fee
2. Not impaired
EEA nationals with EEA qualification
Entitlement to PR – section 15A
Entitlement to FR – section 3(1)(b)
For those new to full registration the requirement to practise in an approved practice setting (APS) does not apply
Requirements for registration – discretionary routes
Burden of proof
Nature of evidence
Absence of evidence
Fit so to direct provision
Requirements for registration
1. Cannot impose a language or competency test
2. Once the criteria have been satisfied the Registrar has to decide whether it is fit so to direct that the doctor be registered
1. PMQ
3. Application
4. Fee
2. Not impaired
EEA national with 3rd country qual
5. Experience
1- 4
Fit so to direct?
PR – section 21
FR – section 19
Fit so to direct?
Requirements for registration
1. PMQ
3. Application
4. Fee
2. Not impaired
International medical graduates
7. Experience
1- 6
Fit so to direct?
PR – section 21C
FR – section 21BFit so to direct?
5. Knowledge & skills
6. Knowledge of English
Those new to full registration are required to practise in an APS for a period of 12 months
Questions for you……………..
Which route would these applicants use?
1. UK national with a PMQ from Nigeria2. French national with a PMQ from Belgium3. Iraqi national with a PMQ from UK4. American national with a PMQ from America
and married to an Irish national living in the UK5. Australian national with a PMQ from New
Zealand
Questions for us?