Current Consultations

Here is a list of  external healthcare consultations to which the College is planning to respond, shown with our deadlines for contributions.  Consultation documents seek views and feedback on changes to policy, draft guidance documents, parliamentary inquiries and other calls for evidence.

 

The College responds to over a 100 such consultations each year . We welcome comments from our members on these important healthcare issues  for consideration towards the RCGP response. In most cases weblinks are available to the consultation documents.

 

For information on other College responses and to make comments please email responses@rcgp.org.uk

or ring 0207 344 3050
 
 

Consulting Agency

Title of Consultation

Our Deadline

Country

BMA Board of Science

Tuberculosis in the UK

19/11/09

UK

General Medical Council

Review of GMC Guidance on Confidentiality  

16/11/08 (factor in Scotland)

UK

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

MLX 351: PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENTS TO MEDICINES LEGISLATION TO ALLOW DISPENSING OPTICIANS ACCESS TO CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES (POMs)

19/11/08

UK

Intercollegiate working group on training for Medical Examiners

Curriculum for the post-CCT training of Medical Examiners (of the cause of death)

24/11/08

UK

The Department of Health

Regime for unsustainable NHS providers

23/11/08

England

The Department of Health

European Commission's proposals for a Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare

23/11/08

UK

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Appraising End of Life Medicines

30/11/08

England

NHS Connecting for Health

Consultation on the wider use of patient information

30/11/08

England

The Department of Health

National Framework for assessing Children and Young People's Continuing Care

7/12/08

England

The Department of Health

Draft guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care

11/1/09

England

 

Please note that this is a list of consultations that RCGP UK is providing comments on. The individual RCGP Countries also respond to other consultations that pertain to the individual devolved conuntries (i.e.: Scotland, Wales and Northern ireland)

 
 
A list of consultations that RCGP Scotland is responding to can be found here
 
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