Publications, reports and research on CPD

Lord Patel's Report on Education and Training

In Lord Patel's report Recommendations and Options for the Future Regulation of Education and Training (pdf) he recommended that we should update our 2004 CPD guidance and re-examine how its regulatory role in CPD should be exercised.

Effectiveness of CPD

The Effectiveness of CPD Final Report (pdf) explores how new consultants to senior consultants understand their own learning, or the learning of other doctors within their organisations, and how this learning relates to concepts of CPD, its provision and its uptake.

CPD – the international perspective

The report on CPD – the international perspective (pdf) provides a description of CPD programmes and requirements for doctors worldwide. It looks at CPD systems in a range of countries, from Japan and Kenya, to Ireland and Canada.

Our review and consultation on CPD

During 2010 – 2012 we undertook a review of our regulatory role in CPD. Read about the review:

• Summary of our CPD Survey (pdf)
• Final Report on the Review of the GMC's Role in Doctors' Continuing Professional Development (pdf)
• Consultation document and questions (pdf) and annexes (pdf)
• Equality Analysis (pdf) for the consultation
• Consultation document and questions in Welsh (pdf) and annexes in Welsh (pdf)

• Report on the outcome of the CPD consultation (pdf).