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The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010, and The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Order of Council 2010 - a paper for consultation

The draft section 60 Order makes provision in respect of postgraduate medical education and training; the General Practitioner Register and the Specialist Register. It also makes transitional provisions and consequential amendments to primary and subordinate legislation arising from the wind-up of PMETB and the revocation of the General and Specialist Medical practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003.

The draft Order of Council makes provision in respect of criteria for eligibility for entry onto the General Practitioner and the Specialist Registers; recognised specialist qualifications; acquired rights of general practitioners in the UK; specialties in which Certificates of Completion of Training are awarded and minimum training periods.

This paper considers the assimilation of the statutory functions of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) into the General Medical Council (GMC).

Please respond using the questionnaire no later than 28 August 2009

• Download consultation document (PDF, 629K)
• Download draft order of council (PDF, 178K)
• Download draft order - doctors (PDF, 368K)
• Download questionnaire (RTF, 44K)