Are Staff Grade Surgeons & Speciality Doctors required to be on the Specialist Register?

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Dear General Medical Council,

Staff Grade/Staff Surgeon/Speciality Doctors, are they required to be on the GMCs Specialist Register? Are they required to be on the GMCs GP Register?

Yours faithfully,

Chris

FOI, General Medical Council

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FOI, General Medical Council

Dear Chris

Your information request – F16/7972/CA

Thank you for your email dated 23 February seeking information concerning Staff Grade doctors.
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How we will consider your request

We’re going to look at your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond but we’ll come back to you as soon as we can.

Who to contact

Christine Abdy will be handling your request. If you have any questions you can call her on 0161 923 6421 or email her at [email address]

Yours sincerely

Julian Graves

Julian Graves
Information Access Manager
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester M3 3AW

Tel. no: 0161 923 6351
Email: [email address]

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Christine Abdy (0161 923 6421), General Medical Council

Dear Chris

Your information request: F16/7972/CA

Thank you for your email dated 23 February, asking:

Staff Grade/Staff Surgeon/Speciality Doctors, are they required to be on the GMCs Specialist Register?
Are they required to be on the GMCs GP Register?

My colleague Louise Gormley has provided given answers about GMC's specialist register in your previous question on www.whatdotheyknow.com (our ref F16/7863/LG).

In respect of the GP register, only doctors who have completed the appropriate training and who work in general practice are required to be on the GP register. You can find further information about the GP register at http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/register/g....

I hope you find this information useful. If you have any queries about the way I’ve handled your request, please contact Julian Graves, Information Access Manager, at [email address].

Yours sincerely

Christine Abdy
Information Access Officer
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW
Tel: 0161 923 6421

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