Certificate of Good Standing

Also known as: CGS

A document from a medical regulator confirming a doctor is in good standing (no unresolved fitness-to-practise issues), required for GMC registration.

Gathering certificates of good standing from every regulator you have been registered with is part of the GMC registration paperwork after passing PLAB 2.

More glossary terms

ABCDE approachA systematic method for assessing and treating an acutely unwell patient — Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure — dealing with each before moving on.
AMPLE historyA focused emergency history — Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events — taken quickly in acute situations.
ARCPThe annual assessment that decides whether a doctor in training has met the competencies to progress to the next stage.
AVPU scaleA rapid way to grade consciousness — Alert, responds to Voice, responds to Pain, Unresponsive — used in initial assessment.

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