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Doctors
Education
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Regulators in other countries


 


 

Patients

Action Against Medical Accidents
Commission for Public & Patient Involvement in Health
Disabled Motorists Federation
Health Service Ombudsman
National voices
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
National Patient Safety Agency
NHS complaints (Citizens Advice Bureau)
Patient Concern
Patients Association
Prevention of Professional Abuse Network


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Doctors

British Medical Association
BMJ Careers Fair
DoctorsNet
Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists
Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association
Independent Doctor's Forum
Medecins Sans Frontiers
Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
Medical Defence Union
Medical Protection Society
Medical Women's Federation
National Counselling Service for Sick Doctors
Refugee Health Network
SOS Medical Centres


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Education

Academy of Medical Educators
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Association for the Study of Medical Education
Conference of Postgraduate Deans
Faculty of Family Planning & Reproductive Healthcare
Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
Faculty of Public Health Medicine
Medical Schools Council
NHS Education for Scotland
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Royal College of Pathologists
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Royal College of Physicians of London
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Radiologists
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal Society of Medicine


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Specialist Organisations

Anatomical Society of Great Britain
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Association of British Neurologists
Association of Clinical Biochemists
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
BMJ Masterclasses
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
British Association of Plastic Surgeons
British Association of Dermatologists
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists
British Association of Paediatric Nephrology
British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
British Association for Psychopharmacology
British Association of Surgical Oncology
British Association of Urological Surgery
British Cardiac Society
British Institute of Radiology
British Orthopaedic Association
British Society for Haematology
British Society for Human Genetics
British Society for Oral Medicine
British Society of Gastroenterology
British Society of Rheumatology
British Thoracic Society
College of Emergency Medicine
Intensive Care Society
Media Medics
Medical Council on Alcoholism
Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture
National Association of GP Co-operatives
National Association of Primary Care
National Association of Primary Care Educators
Pathological Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Society of British Neurological Surgeons
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons

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Healthcare

British Medical Journal
British National Formulary
British Psychological Society
Care Quality Commission
Clinical governance support team
Complementary Medical Association
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
Department of Health
General Chiropractic Council
General Dental Council
General Optical Council
General Osteopathic Council
Health  Professions Council
Health Service Journal
Hospital Doctor
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
Institute of Complementary Medicine
King's Fund
The Lancet
Medical Research Council
Medicines Control Agency
National Electronic Library for Health
NHS Confederation
NHS Direct
NHS Litigation Authority
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
 


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Regulators in other countries

International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities
American Medical Association
Australian Medical Council
Austrian Medical Association
Belgian Ordre des Medecins
Canadian Medical Council
Danish Medical Association
Dutch Koninklijke Maatschappij Tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst
French Ordre des Medecins
German Bundesarztkammer
Hong Kong Medical Council
Irish Medical Council
Italian Federation for the Orders of Doctors and Dentists
New Zealand Medical Council
Norwegian Medical Association
Polish Council of Physicians and Dentists
Portuguese Medical Association
Singapore Medical Council
South African Health Professions Council
Spanish Consejo General de Colegios Medicos
Standing Committee of European Doctors
Swedish Medical Association
Swiss Medical Association
US Federation of State Medical Boards
World Medical Association


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Referred doctors

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In this section we explain what doctors who have been referred to the GMC should expect during the investigation process and if the case goes to a hearing.

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Information on how to complain about a doctor is provided in our Making a complaint section.

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Hearings Calendar

Calendar

To view current and forthcoming hearings see our fitness to practise hearings calendar.

Hearing decisions

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You can look up the results of Fitness to Practise hearings and Interim Order Panels on the Decisions page.

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Virtual hearing room

A virtual hearing room has been developed to help you familiarise yourself with the hearings environment, and the facilities available, before you attend.

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State of medical education and practice 2011

Doctors and patients

Our new report provides a picture of some of the opportunities and challenges facing the medical profession in the UK today.

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