Comments on: State medical monopoly drags the standing of doctors to new low: Now, even the GMC is embarrassed by the decision of one of its own panels http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/2010/01/31/state-medical-monopoly-drags-the-standing-of-doctors-to-new-low-now-even-the-gmc-is-embarrassed-by-the-decision-of-one-of-its-own-panels/ The blog for Nurses for Reform, a growing pan-European network of nurses dedicated to consumer-oriented reform of European healthcare systems. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:50:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Neuroskeptic http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/2010/01/31/state-medical-monopoly-drags-the-standing-of-doctors-to-new-low-now-even-the-gmc-is-embarrassed-by-the-decision-of-one-of-its-own-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-7938 Neuroskeptic Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:42:52 +0000 http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/?p=473#comment-7938 you "And the fact that the GMC criticizes one of its own panels shows just how crap an organisation it is." Why? BBC: "the independent panel" Oh. you “And the fact that the GMC criticizes one of its own panels shows just how crap an organisation it is.”

Why?

BBC: “the independent panel”

Oh.

]]> By: Frenzy http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/2010/01/31/state-medical-monopoly-drags-the-standing-of-doctors-to-new-low-now-even-the-gmc-is-embarrassed-by-the-decision-of-one-of-its-own-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-7854 Frenzy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:10:19 +0000 http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/?p=473#comment-7854 Er, you cannot be a doctor in the UK without being recognised by the GMC I guess is what she is saying. That is true. Fair point. It is a de facto monopoly. And the fact that the GMC criticizes one of its own panels shows just how crap an organisation it is. It was a GMC panel that made this decision. Right. That is what the BBC says. That is basically the message that Evans is making. Seems fair enough to me. Er, you cannot be a doctor in the UK without being recognised by the GMC I guess is what she is saying. That is true. Fair point. It is a de facto monopoly.

And the fact that the GMC criticizes one of its own panels shows just how crap an organisation it is. It was a GMC panel that made this decision.

Right. That is what the BBC says. That is basically the message that Evans is making. Seems fair enough to me.

]]> By: Neuroskeptic http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/2010/01/31/state-medical-monopoly-drags-the-standing-of-doctors-to-new-low-now-even-the-gmc-is-embarrassed-by-the-decision-of-one-of-its-own-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-7310 Neuroskeptic Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:56 +0000 http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/?p=473#comment-7310 Er, OK. The BBC story says that - <i>In a statement after the hearing the GMC criticised the independent panel. Niall Dickson, GMC chief executive, said: "We are surprised by the decision to apply conditions in this case. "Our view was the doctor's name should have been erased from the medical register following the panel's finding of serious professional misconduct."</i> In other words, the GMC doesn't have a monopoly because this wasn't their decision... as you say, you can't make it up, except that you did make it up. Er, OK. The BBC story says that -

In a statement after the hearing the GMC criticised the independent panel.

Niall Dickson, GMC chief executive, said: “We are surprised by the decision to apply conditions in this case.

“Our view was the doctor’s name should have been erased from the medical register following the panel’s finding of serious professional misconduct.”

In other words, the GMC doesn’t have a monopoly because this wasn’t their decision… as you say, you can’t make it up, except that you did make it up.

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