The GMC's response to consultations

We work closely with many different organisations, representing a wide range of interests, including patients and the public, the medical profession, government, educators and employers.

Consequently, we receive inquiries from a number of organisations on various issues and our views are sought on consultations.

Here are our responses to consultations to which we have replied from the past six months:

Responses to consultations

• Belfast Trust 
• Care Quality Commission
• Department of Health (England)
• Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)
• European Commission
• The General Teaching Council for Scotland
• Health Professions Council
• Independent Safeguarding Authority 
• Law Commission
• Ministry of Justice
• National Coordination Points
• National Health Service Quality Improvement Scotland
• Scottish Government 
• UK Parliament Health Committee 

Belfast Trust

• Belfast Trust Consultation on Protecting the Confidentiality of Service User Information (pdf)

Care Quality Commission

• Response to the consultation on CQC’s strategy for 2013 to 2016 (pdf)

Department of Health (England)

• Department of Health (England)'s Consultation on Liberating the NHS: Greater Choice and Control (pdf)
• Department of Health (England)'s Consultation on Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce (pdf)
• Department of Health (England)’s Consultation on Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Towards a workforce strategy for the public health system (pdf)
• Department of Health (England)'s Consultation on Responsible Officers in the new health architecture (pdf)

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)

• DHSSPS Consultation on Good Management Good Records (pdf)
• DHSSPS Consultation on the Service Framework for Mental Health and Wellbeing (pdf)

European Commission

• Alliance of UK Regulators on Europe Position Paper on the Proposal to Amend the 2005/36/EC Professional Qualifications Directive (pdf)
• GMC Position Paper on the Proposal to Amend the 200536EC Professional Qualifications Directive (pdf)
• European Network of Medical Competent Authorities position paper on the proposal to amend the 2005/36/EC professional qualifications Directive (pdf)
• European Commission's Consultation on Measures for Improving the Recognition of Medical Prescriptions (pdf)
• European Commission’s Consultation on the Professional Qualifications Directive – Network of Medical Competent Authorities joint submission (pdf)
• European Commission’s Green Paper on Modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive – Network of Medical Competent Authorities joint submission (pdf)
• European Commission's Consultation on the Future of Electronic Commerce in the internal Market and the Implementation of the Directive on Electronic Commerce (pdf)
• European Commission's Consultation on the Recognition of Professional Qualification Directive (pdf)
• European Commission's Consultation on the eHealth Action Plan (eHAP) 2012-2020 (pdf)
• European Commission's Green Paper on Modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive (pdf)

General Teaching Council for Scotland

• GTC Scotland Consultation on The Framework on Teacher Competence (pdf)

Health Professionals Council

• GMC's Response to the Proposals for Post-Registration Qualification (pdf)

Independent Safeguarding Authority

• GMC's Response to the Independent Safeguarding Authority's Consultation on the ISA Referral Form and Guidance (pdf)

Law Commission

• GMC Response to the Law Commission Consultation - Regulation of health care professionals; regulation of social care professionals in England (pdf)

Ministry of Justice

• GMC's Response to the Ministry of Justice Consultation - Call for Evidence on EU Data Protection Proposals (pdf)

National Coordination Points

• Consultation on the European Qualifications Framework (pdf)

National Health Service Quality Improvement Scotland

• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Consultation on Complaints Procedure (pdf)

Scottish Government

• Scottish Government's Consultation on Can I Help You? Guidance for handling and learning from feedback, comments, concerns or complaints about NHS health care services (pdf)
• Scottish Government's Consultation on the proposed changes to the Medical Certificate Cause of Death (MCCD) (pdf)

UK Parliament Health Committee

• Health Committee's Report on Revalidation (pdf)

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