GMC Council sets out priorities for 2009

The General Medical Council has published its Business Plan for 2009 setting out our ten key aims.

The General Medical Council has published its Business Plan for 2009.

The Business Plan 2009 sets out ten key aims. These include plans to:

• The GMC has entered 2009 with a reconstituted governing body that is charged with setting the strategic direction of the GMC. For the first time, the Council comprises equal numbers of lay and medical members to make it fully reflective of those who receive and provide healthcare across the UK.
• The Business Plan will inform the longer-term strategic plan that the Council will consider in the course of 2009. A copy of the Business Plan 2009 can be found at: http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/business_plans/index.asp
• Introduce licenses as the first crucial step towards revalidation which will provide enhanced assurance that licensed doctors are fit to practise.

The GMC has entered 2009 with a reconstituted governing body that is charged with setting the strategic direction of the GMC. For the first time, the Council comprises equal numbers of lay and medical members to make it fully reflective of those who receive and provide healthcare across the UK.

The Business Plan will inform the longer-term strategic plan that the Council will consider in the course of 2009. A copy of the Business Plan 2009 can be found at: http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/business_plans/index.asp