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Good Medical Practice
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About Good Medical Practice
Good Medical Practice sets out the principles and values on which good practice is founded; these principles together describe medical professionalism in action. The guidance is addressed to doctors, but it is also intended to let the public know what they can expect from doctors.
We have provided links to other guidance and information which illustrate how the principles in Good Medical Practice apply in practice, and how they may be interpreted in other contexts; for example, in undergraduate education, in revalidation, or in our consideration of a doctor's conduct, performance or health through our fitness to practise procedures. There are links to:
- supplementary guidance and other information from the GMC
- external (non-GMC) sources of advice and information.
Using Good Medical Practice on-line
- To read the guidance as it appears in the print version, you can use the navigation arrows at the bottom of the page. Begin reading.
- For an overview of Good Medical Practice you can use the contents page.
- You can search all our current ethical guidance, including Good Medical Practice, using our A-Z of ethical guidance.