Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Core knowledge
- Chapter 1 Audit
- Chapter 2 Care bundles
- Chapter 3 Checklists
- Chapter 4 Clinical dashboards
- Chapter 5 Complaints procedure
- Chapter 6 European Working Time Directive
- Chapter 7 Good medical practice
- Chapter 8 Guidelines
- Chapter 9 Preparation of a curriculum vitae
- Chapter 10 Medical interviews
- Chapter 11 Role of the consultant
- Section 2 Core skills
- Section 3 Important bodies
- Section 4 Information, evidence and research
- Section 5 Money
- Section 6 NHS structures
- Section 7 Operations
- Section 8 Safety and quality
- Section 9 Staff issues
- Index
- References
Chapter 11 - Role of the consultant
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Core knowledge
- Chapter 1 Audit
- Chapter 2 Care bundles
- Chapter 3 Checklists
- Chapter 4 Clinical dashboards
- Chapter 5 Complaints procedure
- Chapter 6 European Working Time Directive
- Chapter 7 Good medical practice
- Chapter 8 Guidelines
- Chapter 9 Preparation of a curriculum vitae
- Chapter 10 Medical interviews
- Chapter 11 Role of the consultant
- Section 2 Core skills
- Section 3 Important bodies
- Section 4 Information, evidence and research
- Section 5 Money
- Section 6 NHS structures
- Section 7 Operations
- Section 8 Safety and quality
- Section 9 Staff issues
- Index
- References
Summary
Both the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association have defined the role of the medically qualified consultant in the modern NHS for the following reasons:
A defined role would serve to indicate who should become consultants
The role would shape the grounds on which consultants’ performance is judged
An understanding of the role is important when systems of care are being developed
The role is intertwined in current debates on a post-CCT sub-consultant grade.
The role of the doctor theme was brought into focus by Professor Sir John Tooke in his report ‘Aspiring to Excellence’ in 2008. Recommendation 5 of the Tooke report states that:
There needs to be a common shared understanding of the roles of all doctors in the contemporary healthcare team that takes due account of public expectations . . . Clarity of the doctor's role must extend to service contribution of the doctor in training, doctors currently contributing as locums, staff grades and associate specialists, the CCT-holder, the GP and the consultant.
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- Management Essentials for Doctors , pp. 28 - 30Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011