gmc registration basics - stephanie howell, michelle gray

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?