Drs reclassified as Consultants

Summary

A request was made regarding the reclassification of doctors as consultants at Noble's Hospital and Royal College approvals. The Department of Health and Social Care disclosed that no doctors were reclassified in the last 12 months, but four new consultant posts were created by converting locum expenditure.

Key Facts

• No doctors have been reclassified as Consultants at Noble's Hospital in the last 12 months.
• There are no plans to reclassify existing doctors as Consultants.
• Four additional Consultant posts have been established by converting middle grade doctor locum expenditure.
• All Consultant posts require approval by the respective Royal College.
• All doctors employed by the Isle of Man Government are registered with the General Medical Council (GMC).

Data Disclosed

• 12 months
• four Consultant posts
• 2018-01-10
• 2018-01-19
• IM114-663i

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

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Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 19th January 2018 IM114-663i

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 10th January 2018. Your request You asked for: Question 01: “How many doctors at nobles have been reclassified as consultants during the last 12 months and has a decision been made to reclassify existing doctors as consultants in the next 12 months?” Question 02: “Have the posts that have or intended to been approved by the Royal College during the last 12 months are any more applications going to be made for new posts?” Question 03: “The doctors that or will be reclassified are they on the GMC or on the GMC GP Register”
Response to your request We are pleased to be able to provide a response to your request with answers to your questions: Question 01: How many doctors at nobles have been reclassified as consultants during the last 12 months and has a decision been made to reclassify existing doctors as consultants in the next 12 months? 1. Please find the Department’s response to Question 01: No doctors have been re- classified as Consultants at Noble’s Hospital in the last 12-months and there are no plans to re-classify any doctor as a Consultant. However, we are converting existing middle grade doctor locum expenditure to create a number of additional Consultant posts. We have so far established an additional four Consultant posts through this method and currently progressing with recruitment.

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Question 02: Have the posts that have or intended to been approved by the Royal College during the last 12 months are any more applications going to be made for new posts? Please find the Department’s response to Question 02: All Consultant posts are required to be approved by the respective Royal College and adherence to this requirement is fully complied with.

Question 03: “The doctors that or will be reclassified are they on the GMC or on the GMC GP Register”
Please find the Department’s response to Question 03: All doctors employed by the Isle of Man Government are registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) Your right to request a review
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