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Approved practice settings
Working in an approved practice setting
For your first 12 months of full registration you will be required to work within an approved practice setting. This means that you will only be able to work in settings that have been approved by the General Medical Council as having sufficiently supportive and quality assured systems aimed at improving quality in place.
For more information please see our information about approved practice settings 
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Release from the requirement to work in an approved practice setting
After you have completed 12 months in an approved practice setting, if you can provide evidence of satisfactory performance, you will be eligible to apply for release from the requirement to work in approved practice setting.
If you have completed 12 months in an approved practice setting please see our section on how to apply to be released (opens in a new window) from this requirement.
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