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GMC
General Medical Council
The GMC is the independent regulator of doctors in the UK.
Summary
- It keeps the medical register. A doctor must be registered with a licence to practise in the UK.
- It sets the standards doctors must meet in its guidance, Good Medical Practice.
- It oversees medical education and training.
- It investigates serious concerns about doctors. Hearings are run by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, which can suspend a doctor or remove them from the register.
- Since December 2024 it has also regulated physician associates and anaesthesia associates.
Interview questions
- What does the GMC do?
- Why do doctors need a regulator?
- A doctor is convicted of drink driving outside work. Should the regulator act?
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