Good medical practice review

A new edition of Good Medical Practice came into effect on 13 November 2006, replacing the 2001 edition. The new guidance was the result of a fundamental review undertaken by the Standards and Ethics Committee and involved extensive consultation.

Read about the consultation process (93kb, pdf), during which we commissioned a research report (1.64mb, pdf) from Picker Institute Europe (or read the executive summary (118kb, pdf)) and held five public meetings (186kb, pdf) to discuss ethical issues.