On reviewing your Professional Competence annual Statement of Participation our records indicate that you have recorded sufficient CPD credits and an audit for the last term 2018 -2019 Professional Competence Scheme. Please note this information is based on an automated report on a given date /time from your PCS portfolio and if there is any discrepancy, please bring this to our attention.
It is important to be aware that this year for the first time, RCSI are required to provide the Medical Council with the registration numbers and names of all registered Medical practitioners (RMPs) who have not met the minimum requirements in the year ending 30th April 2019.
As it would appear from our report that you have met the minimum requirements, your name / IMC number will not be on this list going to the Medical Council in June 2019.
We would advise you that we have not reviewed the activities which you have uploaded to your ePortfolio and have not verified your account. If your portfolio was subject to a verification audit you will be required to provide evidence for the minimum requirements in terms of CPD credits accrued (internal (20), external (20), personal learning (5), research/teaching making a total of 50 credits) and one clinical/practice audit. Doctors for this audit will be selected before the end of June 2019.
Please note that you must also re-enroll in PCS for the current year 2019-2020 and pay the appropriate fee before you complete the Annual retention of registration process with the Medical Council towards the end of June.
If you have:
- uploaded (or have available) all the appropriate evidence to support your CPD credits for the completed PCS year (which ended 30 April 2019), and
- re-enrolled in PCS and paid the appropriate fee for the PCS year beginning 1 May 2019 ( or are now exempt from this requirement)
then it would be appropriate, when you complete the Annual Retention Form (ARF) with the Medical Council, to tick Yes to statement 2 “I am maintaining professional competence pursuant to CPD requirements [YES/NO] “
Please note that doctors who are found to have made a false declaration in the Annual Retention of Registration may be subject to regulatory action which could result in sanction, limitations on your practice, suspension or erasure from the register. Once the Medical Council initiate regulatory action, we will not be able to assist you with this process and we advise that you respond to all communications from the Medical Council promptly with the benefit of appropriate legal advice.
While the Medical Council have indicated to us that they do not intend to take regulatory action against those who truthfully declare that they are not compliant with the requirements, you will be in breach of your obligations under the Medical Practitioners Act and this could result in regulatory action against you.
If you require further advice on the operation of the Professional Competence Scheme or support in meeting the requirements, please contact us at (pcs@rcsi.ie) or consult our website. If you have any queries about the annual retention process or other matters relating to your registration, you should contact the Medical Council directly.
If you are no longer on the Irish Medical Council’s Register, or have entered the Training Division of the Medical Council Register, please notify this office by email pcs@rcsi.ie as this will allow us update our records and ensure that you do not receive unnecessary communication in relation to the PCS.
Yours sincerely
Professor Sean Tierney BSc MCh FRCSI
Dean of Professional Development and Practice
