Professional Competence
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The Minister for Health & Children, Ms Mary Harney T.D., signed an order bringing Part 11 of the Medical Practitioners Act, 2007 – Maintenance of Professional Competence - into effect from Saturday 1st May 2010. Commencement of this legislation places a new statutory duty on registered medical practitioners to maintain their professional competence. Twelve months from that date, all registered medical practitioners will be legally obliged to be enrolled in Professional Competence Schemes.
Maintaining professional competence on a formal basis is now a statutory requirement and has many benefits; it will help to ensure that all doctors maintain their level of knowledge and skills, will benefit from the knowledge and expertise of other health professionals and will help to ensure that patients are getting high quality care.
Professional Competence Schemes are the formal structures provided for under Part 11 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 to ensure that all doctors registered and working in Ireland maintain their knowledge and skills at an acceptable level. Participation in a Professional Competence Scheme will help registered doctors to demonstrate that they are fulfilling their new statutory duty. The Medical Council is working with Postgraduate Training Bodies to ensure that suitable Schemes are in place for all registered doctors on the Specialist and General Division of the Medical Register.
Additional Information
To find out more about Professional Competence Schemes click here
To read the Medical Council Newsletter dedicated to professional competence click here
Download 'Professional Competence: promoting quality assurance'.pdf
Download letter to profession.pdf
Download 'Professional Competence: promoting quality' leaflet.pdf
Enrolling in a Professional Competence Scheme
For more information on how to enroll in a professional competence scheme relevant to your area of practice, please contact your Postgraduate Training Body. If you are not already aligned to a recognised Postgraduate Training Body then contact the body which best reflects the area of medicine in which you practice.
For contact details of the recognised Postgraduate Training Bodies in Ireland please click on the link below;
Post Graduate Training Bodies CPD Offices.pdf