Professional Competence
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Updating Your ePortfolio
You have up to 18th May 2012 to have all your credits and your clinical audit recorded on your ePortfolio. Your Annual Activity Statement (statement) will be available on your ePortfolio on 21st May 2012.
You can amend your ePortfolio at any point following this date - it is your record and stays on this system only. You do not need to submit your ePortfolio anywhere. If audited the Medical Council will ask for a copy of your statement in the first instance.
Recent Upgrades to the ICGP PCS ePortfolio
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About Professional Competence
From May 1st 2011, all doctors registered in Ireland will be subject to the requirements of Part 11 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (MPA 2007). The ICGP is formally recognised by the Medical Council under section 91 (4) of the Medical Practitioners Act, 2007 such that it may assist the Medical Council to perform its duty to satisfy itself as to the ongoing maintenance of professional competence of registered medical practitioners.
Please see the Medical Council Professional Competence Guidelines for Doctors for more details.
Please keep your own records of CPD activity from 1st May 2011.
You will be asked to complete a simple application form after which your eligibility will be confirmed and the enrolment process will be completed. The Medical Council has authorised a fee of €267 per enrolee/per annum for the ICGP scheme.*
Confidentiality & Reporting
All data held by the ICGP will be in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. Section 95(3) of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 states that all records relating to Professional Competence are exempt from the requirements of the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.
Professional Competence at a Glance
| All registered medical practitioners must participate in professional competence schemes. | From May 2011, doctors must enrol in a professional competence scheme and engage in professional competence activities. |
| Initially, the scheme will consist of two main elements: 1) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) 2) Clinical Audit. Proposed minimum credits required are: 50 credits and 1 clinical audit per year; 250 credits per five year cycle. | It is proposed that all doctors should engage in clinical audit and at a minimum participate in one audit exercise annually. It is recommended that doctors spend at a minimum one hour per month in audit activity. |
ICGP Policy
The Council of the ICGP has adopted as long standing policy that the role of the College is to facilitate and assist members to meet the requirements, as set by the Medical Council, to remain in the Specialist Division of the Register for GP. The College recognises that there are still many outstanding issues to be addressed relating to the introduction of mandatory Professional Competence. We have had extensive feedback from members on a range of issues and complexities which we have raised with the Medical Council and await clarification.
Professional Competence is an important quality initiative by the medical profession. It represents an opportunity to document and to demonstrate that the public faith in GP to provide not just competent, but also high quality medical care, is well founded. The recognition of GP as a 'Specialty' by the Medical Council was an important landmark in the development and recognition of GP in Ireland. We must ensure that we continue to demonstrate an ongoing quality and high standard commensurate with our status as a specialty, by our participation in this process.
Framework for Professional Competence Schemes
(PC_Framework_Final_201109.doc | 71 KB)Document from the Forum of Postgraduate Training Bodies
AGM presentation on Audit
(AUDIT_AGM_2011_Slides.pdf | 36 KB)AGM presentation on Audit