Who we work with
The General Medical Council (GMC) cooperates with a variety of other organisations including other regulators and bodies representing patients and doctors.
Memorandums of understanding
We have signed memorandums of understanding with some of these organisations to help us work together effectively and efficiently to protect, promote, and maintain the health and safety of the public.
An MoU is an agreed framework for cooperation and collaboration between organisations. It does not affect statutory functions or amend any other policies or agreements already in place.
Agreements with individual organisations
We have signed memorandums of understanding with the following organisations.
Care Commission
Citizens Advice Scotland
Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deaneries
- Read Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deaneries agreement
- View Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deaneries website
Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners
- Read Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners agreement
- View Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners website
Health & Safety Executive
Healthcare Commission
Human Fertilisation And Embryology Authority
- Read Human Fertilisation And Embryology Authority agreement
- View Human Fertilisation And Embryology Authority website
Joint Board of the UK Voluntary Register for Public Health Specialists
- Read Joint Board of the UK Voluntary Register for Public Health Specialists
- View Joint Board of the UK Voluntary Register for Public Health Specialists website
National Clinical Assessment Service
- Read National Clinical Assessment Service agreement
- View National Clinical Assessment Service website
National Health Service Counter Fraud Service
- Read National Health Service Counter Fraud Service agreement
- View National Health Service Counter Fraud Service website
NHS Education for Scotland
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Joint agreement
We have signed an information sharing protocol with the following organisations:
- Nursing and Midwifery Council, Association of Chief Police Officers, Crown Prosecution Service - read joint agreement (133kb,
pdf)
We have signed a memorandum of understanding with regulators of healthcare professionals in other European states through the Healthcare Professionals Crossing Borders initiative:
Regulation of other health and social care professions in the UK
The GMC cooperates with the other 12 health and social care professional regulators within the UK.

