New Vision University Graduates

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Dear General Medical Council,

I found contradicting information in your FOI responses. Could you please clarify:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

and

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p...

1. Can you please explain why the information in the first response says no one from NVU has been accepted by GMC, and in the second response, you say 17 people have applied and are approved for the PLAB?

2. Does sitting for the PLAB mean that those graduates' diplomas were assesed and approved?

3. Now that the university is on the do not accept list, have you reviewed the qualifications of those graduates who are currently sitting the PLAB and what happened with them?

Yours faithfully,

Omar Mullah

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Dear Omar Mullah,

 

Your information request – IR1-3747195899

Thank you for your email below dated 17 November.

 

How we will consider your request

We are going to consider 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

Louise Gormley will be handling your request. If you have any questions
you can contact her via email at [1][email address].

 

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Lauren Barrowcliffe

Information Access Team Assistant

 

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General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

 

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Louise Gormley, General Medical Council

Our reference: IR1-3747195899

 

Dear Omar Mullah

 

Thank you for your request dated 17 November, in which you request
information relating to New Vision university graduates.

 

Please find below responses to your requests:

 

Can you please explain why the information in the first response says no
one from NVU has been accepted by GMC, and in the second response, you say
17 people have applied and are approved for the PLAB?

 

I write to inform you that we believe this request is not a valid request
for information under section 8 of FOIA.

 

FOIA provides a right of access to recorded information which we hold.
This right of access does not extend to the right to request answers to
questions or to be provided with explanations.

 

I would however like to point out the data you refer to relates to two
different things, one relates to registration applications and the other
relates to PLAB 1 bookings.

 

Does sitting for the PLAB mean that those graduates' diplomas were
assessed and approved?

Now that the university is on the do not accept list, have you reviewed
the qualifications of those graduates who are currently sitting the PLAB
and what happened with them?

 

Sitting the PLAB exam is not an indication of acceptability, unless a
doctor has applied and been granted registration. Although doctors with
qualifications on the [1]May Be Accepted list should not book PLAB unless
their qualification has first been assessed, some may proceed to book
without reading the guidance first. Where these cases are identified, they
are contacted to advise them to submit documentation for an assessment,
and their bookings will be cancelled if a satisfactory conclusion is not
reached in good time before their exam.

 

I hope this is helpful.

 

Kind regards

 

Louise

 

Louise Gormley

Senior Information Access Officer
Resources Directorate
 
Direct Line: 0161 923 6311
Email:        [2][email address]
Website:    [3]www.gmc-uk.org
Address:    Information Access Team
                 General Medical Council
                 3 Hardman Street

                 Manchester

                 M3 3AW

 

Working with doctors Working for patients

The General Medical Council helps to protect patients and improve medical
education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and
doctors. We support them in achieving (and exceeding) those standards, and
take action when they are not met.

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