Employers information - when there are concerns about a doctor
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Health professionals making a complaint about a doctor
The GMC has published guidance to help health professionals who have concerns about a doctor.
See our section How to make a complaint about a doctor: a guide for doctors, medical directors and clinical governance managers.
Consultation on information that employers need
We want to make the fitness to practise information in these pages as useful as possible for employers.
We would welcome the views of employers on these pages. If you have any comments or suggestions please e-mail them to FTPEnquiries@gmc-uk.org.
GMC Affiliates
The Government's White Paper in February 2007, Trust Assurance and Safety: The Regulation of Healthcare Professionals in the 21st Century proposed a network of GMC Affiliates to provide support, advice and guidance to employers in managing concerns about doctors. The Paper recommended that the role of GMC Affiliates should be piloted in England, ahead of a full scale roll-out.
Find out more about the pilots on our GMC Affiliates page.
OHPA and the future of adjudication
From April 2011, responsibility for running fitness to practise hearings involving doctors will transfer from the GMC to a new, independent body called the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator (OHPA). The GMC will continue to regulate doctors and investigate fitness to practise issues. More information can be found on our
OHPA page.