Direct Representation on the General Medical Council: Mr. George Jackson's Address to the Registered Medical Practitioners of England and Wales

BMJ ◽  
1896 ◽  
Vol 2 (1866) ◽  
pp. 965-965
Author(s):  
Geo. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
General Medical Council ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Medical Practitioners

He who pays the piper

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-118
Author(s):  
Sameer P. Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Practice ◽  
Expert Witness ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Expert Witnesses ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Legal Principle

It has been clearly established as a matter of legal principle that the duty of expert witnesses is to the court, and not to the cause of those who instruct them. I will suggest that many experts fail to maintain this neutrality, for both conscious and unconscious reasons. If this is so, there may be real dangers in the use of single joint experts, even if there is the benefit of lower costs. In England and Wales, expert witness practice is now seen as part of medical practice by the General Medical Council: the whole profession needs to engage in a debate about how this should be scrutinised and regulated.

scholarly journals Alcohol dependence and driving: knowledge of DVLA regulations

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Andrew Collier ◽  
Maggie Watts ◽  
Sujoy Ghosh ◽  
Peter Rice ◽  
Neil Dewhurst
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
General Medical Council ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Medical Practitioners

Aims and MethodsThe UK's Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) requires individuals to report if they have a medical condition such as alcohol dependence. General Medical Council guidance indicates that medical practitioners should ensure patients are aware of their impairment and requirement to notify the DVLA.ResultsIn a survey of 246 people with known alcohol dependence, none were aware of advice on driving given by medical practitioners and none had self-reported. In addition, 362 doctors, either attending a college symposium or visiting a college website, were asked about their knowledge of DVLA regulations regarding alcohol dependence: 73% of those attending the symposium and 63% of those visiting the website answered incorrectly. In Scotland, over 20000 people have alcohol dependence (over 1 million people with alcohol abuse), yet only 2548 people with alcohol problems self-reported to the DVLA in 2011.Clinical implicationsIf the DVLA regulations were implemented, it could make an enormous difference to the behaviours of the driving public.

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