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GMC Statement: GMC to meet Colleges and trainees on examinations taken outside approved postgraduate training

30 April 2010

The GMC will be reviewing the legal requirement for examinations to be undertaken ‘during or upon completion’ of an approved training programme for them to count towards the award of a CCT.

Press Release: Patients say regular check-ups will help increase their confidence in doctors

29 April 2010

More than two out of three patients say they will have more confidence in their doctor once a new system of regular checks on doctors is introduced, according to a survey commissioned by the General Medical Council.

Press Release: GMC signposts doctors through research maze

13 April 2010

New guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) will help to guide all doctors involved in research.

Press Release: GMC Statement: In response to the Health Select Committee report: The use of overseas doctors in providing out of hours care

07 April 2010

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

Web News: A single regulator for medical education

01 April 2010

On 1 April 2010 the GMC became responsible for regulating every stage of medical education in the UK.

Press Release: New era for medical education and training

01 April 2010

From today (1 April), the General Medical Council becomes responsible for regulating every stage of medical education in the UK.

Press Release: For one issue only! GMCtoday becomes Revalidation Update

31 March 2010

Every registered doctor in the UK is to receive a special update on revalidation, as the GMC’s bi-monthly magazine for doctors, GMCtoday has been re-branded for a one-off edition called Revalidation Update.

Press Release: GMC launches new resource to help doctors share their views on revalidation

31 March 2010

A new, easy-to-use toolkit will help all doctors to contribute to the development of revalidation.

GMC Statement: General Medical Council response to the decision of the ruling of the Information Tribunal

23 March 2010

The General Medical Council (GMC) has disclosed documents following a ruling by the Information Tribunal.

Press Release: Patients kept safe by GMC’s effective handling of complaints against doctors

15 March 2010

The profession and the public can be confident that ensuring patient and public safety is at the core of all the fitness to practise decisions made by the General Medical Council, an audit by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) finds