Medical Education and Regulation

This includes:
- Supporting the development of
implementation arrangements in Scotland for the
Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) programme
- Advising on issues of
undergraduate medical education
- Ensuring that doctors are fit to
practice
- Co-ordinating the sponsorship of
NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
- Developing a commissioning plan
for education and training of the healthcare workforce
in partnership with NES and others
- Taking forward the regulation of
NHS professions on a phased basis
- Ensuring appointment of members
to the National Panel of Specialists (relevant to
consultant appointments) and issues related
guidance
More information about Modernising Medical Careers is
available on the
MMC Scotland
website (
www.mmc.scot.nhs.uk).
More information about occupational, professional and
regulatory standards will soon be available on the
Standards section of the Working in Health website.
And more information about the Commissioning Plan for
Education will soon be available on the
Education section (
www.workinginhealth.co.uk).