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SYNOPSIS OF COUNCIL MEETING
10th JANUARY 2003
Attended by 6 Officers, 1 Co-opted member and 10 Deanery Representative.

Matters arising from Last Council Meeting
Trust Drs/GP VTS SHO Conversion: Some further posts to start for 1 yr from Feb 03; more from Aug 03. RCGP recognition may be limited to 1 yr. Future of these posts looks uncertain – outcome of “Unfinished Business” may determine their future.
Unfinished Business: Chairman cascaded details to to membership via Deanery Reps.
PMETB: Will be in effect by 2004. If seat on PMETB board then NACT will bid for one.
MPET Funding: Need to encourage supplementary funding streams from within Trusts to protect resources for future. Capital funding more difficult – maybe lost – med ed funding maybe merged into whole. May be problems at Trust level if education was remit of Human Resources as oppose to an educationally minded MD.
Chairman’s Report:
This was tabled Deanery representative have copies.
NACT/Wyeth Travelling Fellowship 2003/Ahec Fellow:
Dr Colin Campbell 2003 succesful candidate with “Working together and Learning together”. Visit to AHEC on 26th Jan 03 to discuss with North Carolina – the way forward for the Fellowships. Awaiting name of AHEC Fellow later this year.
Meetings & Future Meetings:
  1. Winter Meeting Nov 2002: Despite low nos feedback excellent. All Members encouraged to attend forthcoming meetings.
  2. CT’s & College Tutors Day, RCP 11/3/03:Prog & Reg forms are circulated.
  3. Spring Meeting 8/9 May 2003, Nairn, Scotland: Prog about to be circulated. Good response for the Golf match for morning of Thursday 8th May.
  4. AMEE 31 Aug – 3 Sept, Bern, Switzerland: NACT running usual workshop paperwork now out – do book early as places limited.
  5. Winter Meeting 28 Nov 2003 – RCP: Joint with NAMEM.
  6. Spring Meeting 6/7 May 2004 – Boston, Lincs
  7. 6th Joint Conference 2005 – Norwich
  8. Spring Meeting May 2006 – Northern Ireland
ECT Courses – going well
Reports from other Bodies:

COPMeD:
No report.
Royal Colleges - RCP – Chairman to attend RCP Deans’ Liaison Committee Copy of College visit reports to be automatically copied to PGCTs. RCOphth:
Concerns over PMETB legislation resulting in assessing previous experience of Overseas Drs applying for CCST – many of whom had already been turned down. Effect of European Woking time directive on quality of training. Newly appointed consultants will require mentors.
ASME:
Development of a strategic plan. Discussions with course directors for MSc & PhD invited to attempt nationally applicable standards.
APMS:
No report as no replacement identified for Dr Rake.
UKCEA:
No report.
NAMEM:
Membership low. CT’s asked to encourage their Centre Managers to become members. No rep on Council for London & South East.
Libraries:
No report.
JCPTGP:
Joint visits, RCS, Overseas Drs and race discrimination all discussed.
BAMM:
waiting for representative to be identified.
RC Int Forum:
Maintaining membership should be reviewed.
Regional Reports:
  1. London – tabled
  2. KSS No report in Dr Dewhurst’s absence
  3. Anglia – no report
  4. Oxford – tabled
  5. Wessex – no report. New representative awaited
  6. South West – tabled
  7. Yorkshire – tabled
  8. Northern – tabled
  9. North West (West) – tabled
  10. North West (east) – tabled
  11. North Trent – New representative awaited
  12. Mid Trent – tabled
  13. South Trent – tabled
  14. West Midlands – tabled
  15. Wales – no report in Dr Morris’ absence
  16. Scottish Tutors – tabled
  17. Northern Ireland – tabled
  18. Defence services – no report in Sgn Cdr Riden’s absence
AOB:
Council nominations for election of Officers at AGM on Thursday 8th May at 1700 as follows:
Dr Andrew Long - Chairman
Dr Alastair Blair - Vice Chairman
Dr Kit Byatt - Hon Secretary
Dr John Lowes - Hon Assist Secretary
Mr Richard Smith - Hon Treasurer
Dr Liz Spencer - Editor Clinical Tutor
Date of next meetings:
  • Friday 9th May 2003 – 1.30 p.m. Newton Hotel, Nairn.

    • Last modified: 8 May 2003