Too many professionals spend money and time to achieve registration in Ireland, only to then lose it or not use it.
If you don’t want to be one of them, our StayOK for Doctors in Ireland service is for you.
Four reasons to pick StayOK for Doctors in Ireland by UKmed
- Comfortably meet the Medical Council’s Professional Competence Scheme requirements well before the April/May deadline.
- Plan your CPD, and save precious time.
- Get expert career advice on what to include.
- Solve the personal audit conundrum!
What do I have to do to keep my medical licence in Ireland?
Every year you are legally obliged to:
- retain your Medical Council registration by paying the annual fee
- provide proof of your indemnity or liability insurance if you are practising in Ireland
- maintain full details of your CPD in your specialty’s Professional Competence Scheme.
What is CPD?
CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. It’s a concept complementary to CME – Continuing Medical Education. These terms essentially capture the expectation and formal requirement that all Doctors should keep their skills and knowledge up to date for their scope of practice.
There are various types of CPD you can pursue. Examples include:
- external courses attended
- in-house training completed
- clinical audit and other quality improvement projects
- evidence of clinical governance participation, e.g. mortality and morbidity meetings
- research achievements
- teaching contributions.
Not every Doctor is required to carry out all of these. However, some audit activity is usually mandatory every year.
What is a Professional Competence Scheme?
A PCS – Professional Competence Scheme – is a set of scheme of mandatory membership for every practising Doctor in Ireland. It imposes a minimum set of CPD hours and variety on Doctors.
If you are practising in Ireland, you have to be a member of the PCS for your specialty. If you are not, the Medical Council could decide to remove you from the register, which means you will no longer be allowed to practise medicine in Ireland.
Depending on your specialty, you will have to join the right PCS. As at June 2024, the list is:
- Cardiology – RCPI.ie
- GeneralMedicine and medical specialties – RCPI.ie
- General Practice – icgp.ie
- Haematology – RCPI.ie
- MedicalOncology – RCPI.ie
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology – RCPI.ie
- Occupational Medicine – RCPI.ie
- Ophthalmology – rcSi.ie
- Paediatrics – RCPI.ie
- PalliativeMedicine – RCPI.ie
- Pathology – RCPI.ie
- Psychiatry – IrishPsychiatry.ie
- PublicHealth – RCPI.ie
- Radiology – rcSi.ie
- Rehabilitation – RCPI.ie
- Sports & Exercise Medicine – rcSi.ie
- Surgery and surgical specialties – rcSi.ie
Is there a cost to pay for PCS membership?
Yes. Each organisation sets its own fees.
A typical PCS includes a digital platform account where you can upload your CPD evidence, and include some personal reflective comments on how it fits in with your career goals.
Price of StayOK for Doctors in Ireland by UKmed
StayOK for Doctors in Ireland – EUR 550.00 Includes the PCS fee of around EUR 250!
Contact us now, there’s no time to lose!
