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Good Occupational Medical Practice 2017
To emphasise that occupational physicians share many obligations in common with other doctors, the original words and passages of Good Medical Practice (displayed in black), and selected abstracts from supplementary guidelines of the GMC (displayed in red), are retained and presented. Where appropriate, extra commentary, written specifically by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, then follows in a distinguishing (blue) typeface.
- Introduction Part 1
- Introduction Part 2
- Introduction Part 3
- Duties of a doctor
- Professionalism in action
- Develop and maintain your professional performance
- Apply knowledge and experience to practice Part 1
- Apply knowledge and experience to practice Part 2
- Apply knowledge and experience to practice Part 3
- Apply knowledge and experience to practice Part 4
- Apply knowledge and experience to practice Part 5
- Apply knowledge and experience to practice Part 6
- Apply knowledge and experience to practice Part 7
- Apply knowledge and experience to practice Part 8
- Record your work clearly, accurately and legibly
- Contribute to and comply with systems to protect patients
- Respond to risks to safety
- Protect patients and colleagues from and risk posed by your health
- Communicate effectively
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain or improve patient care Part 1
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain or improve patient care Part 2
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain or improve patient care Part 3
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain or improve patient care Part 4
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain or improve patient care Part 5
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain or improve patient care Part 6
- Teaching, training, supporting and assessing
- Continuity and coordination of care
- Establish and maintain partnerships with patients Part 1
- Establish and maintain partnerships with patients Part 2
- Treat patients and colleagues fairly and without discrimination Part 1
- Treat patients and colleagues fairly and without discrimination Part 2
- Act with honesty and integrity Part 1
- Act with honesty and integrity Part 2
- Act with honesty and integrity Part 3
- Act with honesty and integrity Part 4
- Act with honesty and integrity Part 5
Acknowledgements
This review of Good Occupational Medical Practice was prepared by a Working Group of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine comprising:
Keith Palmer – Chair
John Hobson
Paul Nicholson
Jacques Tamin
Advice was also received from Steve Boorman on behalf of FOM’s Ethics Committee.
The General Medical Council has kindly agreed to sections of Good Medical Practice being reproduced in this document in their original wording.
