Our team in Wales
Working closely with our country-specific partners helps us to make sure that our approach to regulation is well-informed by the health policies and services in Wales.
We seek the views of a wide range of organisations and people with an interest in healthcare in everything that we do. Together we make sure that regulating doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) works for Wales. This is vital as health policies and services diverge across the four countries of the UK.
Among others, we engage and work in partnership with:
- patient representatives
- medical schools and PA and AA course providers
- Health Education and Improvement Wales
- Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
- British Medical Association Cymru Wales
- medical royal colleges
- NHS employers
- other healthcare professional regulators
- Welsh Government and the Senedd
Read our GMC 2024 Wales report to find out more about the team’s recent work.
Learn more about our outreach advisers in Wales.
UK Advisory Forum
One way we meet and consult formally with our partners is through the UK Advisory Forum. The Forum allows us to focus on longer term priorities and discuss early-stage views on policy development.
Find out what the Forum has been discussing recently in Wales.
How does healthcare work in Wales?
Welsh healthcare policy, funding and objectives are set by the Welsh Government.
There are seven local health boards across Wales, which deliver primary, secondary, community and specialist services.
Three NHS trusts have a national remit for specific services; for example, Velindre NHS Trust offers specialist services in cancer care.
22 local authorities in Wales are responsible for social care, working closely with health services.
Health boards and local authorities have a statutory requirement to enter into formal partnership arrangements. This includes pooled budgets to improve patient health and social care. Public service boards produce integrated plans for health and social care in each local authority area.
Contact us
To get in touch with our team in Wales, please email gmcwales@gmc-uk.org.
