Crockard walks the plank

The pressure is finally beginning to tell - and even those involved in the MMC/MTAS debacle are beginning to admit that it is a failure. Professor Alan Crockard, the National Director for Modernising Medical Careers resigned, statingthat he had authority but not responsibility, that the project lacked clear leadership, and that it had lost the confidence of the profession. Only a cynic would suggest any link between the resignation, and his recent referral to the GMC.