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Friday 30th April 2021 is the last day to renew enrolment in the RCSI Professional Competence Scheme 1st May 2020 - 30th April 2021.

We note that you have still to renew your enrolment on the RCSI Professional Competence Scheme for the PCS year 1^st May 2020 – 30^th April 2021.  Please note if you fail to renew your enrolment by 30th April 2021, you will (i) not be able to log cpd credits for the 2020 - 2021 PCS year (ii) you will not be able to download your Statement of Participation for this year and (iii) you will not be able to complete the Medical Council declaration that you are compliant with their professional competence rules which is a condition for continuation of registration.

While the Medical Council have recognized that, for some doctors, it will be difficult to meet the requirements set out in their rules, it is still necessary for every doctor to enrol / re-enrol in a Professional Competence Scheme, record their professional development activities in their PCS portfolio and record at least 25 CPD credits of the 50 CPD credit total for the year 1^st May 2020 – 30^th April 2021. 

• If you are no longer registered with the Medical Council, you should inform us that you have withdrawn from the register and we will no longer issue you with reminders.
• If you are now enrolled in a formal (Medical Council accredited) Training Programme, you are not required to enrol in PCS. You should notify us of your status and we will no longer issue you with reminders. 
• If you have changed specialty and are enrolling in a PCS scheme operated by a different Training body, you should notify us of your status and we will no longer issue you with reminders.

If you no longer intend to work in Ireland and meet the criteria set out by the Medical Council to demonstrate that you are maintaining your competence in another jurisdiction, you should ensure that you have made the Medical Council aware of this. You should notify us of your status, and we will no longer issue you with reminders. Please note that if you intend to work for more than 30 days in Ireland during this next year, you must enrol in an appropriate PCS and pay the required fee.

Even if you have declared that you are no longer in active practice but have chosen to retain your registration, you must renew your enrolment in PCS by paying the appropriate fee. There are special fee arrangements in place for retired surgeons.

If you are no longer on the Supervised, General, or Specialist section of the (Irish) Medical Council’s 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

We encourage you to re-enrol at your earliest convenience by clicking here

Failure to re-enrol may result in regulatory action by the Medical Council including referral to the Fitness to Practice committee.

If you have any difficulty with this, please do not hesitate to contact the PCS office at pcs@rcsi.ie

Yours sincerely