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Web News: GMC and other regulators launch joint revalidation handbook

01 March 2013

A new guide to help Boards check their organisations are placing quality and safety at the heart of their services for patients is published today.

GMC Statement: New GMC language testing powers

25 February 2013

The General Medical Council (GMC) today welcomed government plans to give the medical regulator new powers to check the language skills of doctors from Europe.

Press Release: GMC warns over doctors’ working hours

14 February 2013

Some doctors in training are tired and stressed because of their working patterns which could be putting patients at risk, the General Medical Council (GMC) warned today.

GMC Statement: Mid-Staffordshire Public Inquiry

06 February 2013

The General Medical Council has made the following statement in response to the publication of Robert Francis’s report into the failings at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust:

Press Release: GMC issues new prescribing guidance

31 January 2013

New guidance for doctors on how to prescribe medicine safely has been issued by the General Medical Council (GMC) today.

Press Release: New GMC guidance for investigating assisted suicide complaints

31 January 2013

New guidance on how the General Medical Council (GMC) deals with complaints against doctors who may have helped patients commit suicide has been published today.

Web News: Christmas and New Year opening hours

21 December 2012

GMC Statement: GMC statement in response to MPTS' decision to remove Dr Derek Keilloh's name from the medical register

21 December 2012

Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said:

Press Release: GMC Chair is first UK doctor to revalidate

18 December 2012

Professor Sir Peter Rubin, Chair of the General Medical Council (GMC), became the first doctor to revalidate today.

Press Release: GMC launches confidential helpline for doctors to raise concerns about patient safety

10 December 2012

For the first time doctors who are worried about patient safety will be able to contact the General Medical Council (GMC) through a new confidential helpline.