#gmcconf Fergus Walsh Conference Chair #gmcconf Are you a… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Doctor (or doctor representative) Medical student Other health professional Patient (or patient representative) Employer of doctors Educator or trainer of doctors Researcher, academic or health policy professional 8. Regulator 9. I’m at the wrong event… Where have you travelled from? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. London/the South East The Midlands The North The South West Scotland Wales Northern Ireland I’ve travelled a really long way to be here! How are you feeling about the culture of healthcare in the UK? 1. Very positive – we have great healthcare and I’m here to keep making a positive difference 2. Fairly positive – change is needed but manageable 3. Neither positive nor negative 4. Fairly negative – we need improvement 5. Very negative – I am really worried and don’t see the way ahead Professor Terence Stephenson GMC Chair #gmcconf GMC since 1858 1. 2. 3. 4. Fitness to practise Education and training Register Guidance Education and training  National Licensing Exam  Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB)  Shape of training The register Guidance Fitness to practise The patient: “The GMC helps keep me safe” The doctor: “The GMC helps me keep my patients safe” Workshops: 11:15-12:45  Promoting patient safety through undergraduate medical education: Fleming room, 3rd floor (stay in here!)  Differential attainment: understanding variations in performance in exams and training: Henry Moore Room, 4th floor  An open book? Improving the medical register so it’s fit for the future: Wesley Room, 4th floor  Prioritising our research to improve our impact, understand the needs and challenges of the profession and protect patients: Westminster Suite, 4th floor  The benefits to doctors and patients of reflective practice as part of appraisal and revalidation: St James’s Suite, 4th floor  Concerns about doctors – working with others to continue being fair, while achieving a more focused and faster outcome: Abbey and Rutherford rooms, 4th floor Lunch #gmcconf Fergus Walsh Conference Chair #gmcconf  Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director, Age UK  Niall Dickson, Chief Executive and Registrar, General Medical Council  Dr Mike Durkin, National Director of Patient Safety, NHS England  Dr Clare Gerada, Medical Director, Practitioner Health Programme  Dr Tim Ojo, Executive Medical Director and Responsible Officer, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust  Professor Craig White, Divisional Clinical Lead, Health Quality & Strategy Directorate, Scottish Government What do you think our greatest challenge is in terms of the culture of health in the UK? 1. 2. 3. 4. Openness Safety Compassion Something else What do you think our greatest opportunity is in terms of the culture of health in the UK? 1. 2. 3. 4. Openness Safety Compassion Something else Do you believe your place of work, or the health system you have most experience of, has a culture of safety, wherein openness and compassion are valued? 1. Yes 2. Not sure 3. No How would you describe the level of pressure on doctors in your place of work, or the health system or setting you have most experience of? 1. Yes 2. Not sure 3. No Can regulation drive change the culture? 1. Yes 2. Not sure 3. No Niall Dickson GMC Chief Executive #gmcconf Dr Arwa Abdel-Aal Poster competition winner #gmcconf Thank you. #gmcconf