Regulating doctors, ensuring good medical practice

Good medical practice

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We publish advice to doctors on the standards expected of them. All doctors must be familiar with and follow Good medical practice and the explanatory guidance. You can also use our learning materials which show how the guidance might apply in practice.  

 

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Read Good medical practice (2013)

Front covers of GMP 2013.

Good medical practice (2013) describes what is expected of all registered doctors.

Read our explanatory guidance

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Our explanatory guidance shows how the principles in Good medical practice apply.

Use our learning materials

GMP in action - GMC guidance brought to life.

Our learning materials bring Good medical practice and the explanatory guidance on a range of topics to life.