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Press Release: General Medical Council ready for revalidation

19 July 2012

The General Medical Council (GMC) today (19 July) declared that it is ready to deliver revalidation later this year.

Press Release: GMC registers hundreds of overseas doctors for London 2012

19 July 2012

Hundreds of overseas doctors have been registered by the General Medical Council (GMC) to enable them to treat athletes during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today (19th July).

Press Release: GMC survey - junior doctor training is good but concerns raised over patient handovers for night duty

16 July 2012

Most junior doctors believe their training is good but serious concerns have been raised over the quality of patient handovers for night duty, according to a General Medical Council (GMC) survey.

Press Release: New GMC guidance - doctors must not remotely prescribe Botox

12 July 2012

Doctors are to be banned from prescribing Botox by phone, email, video-link or fax under new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC), it was announced today (12th July).

Press Release: GMC launches new guidance to help doctors protect children from abuse

10 July 2012

The General Medical Council (GMC) has today (10th July) issued new guidance to every doctor in the UK to help them protect children from abuse or neglect.

Press Release: Applications wanted for GMC Council chair and member roles to promote patient safety across UK

02 July 2012

People who want to play a leading role in promoting patient safety across the UK are being encouraged to apply for a position on the governing body of the General Medical Council (GMC).

Press Release: CHRE praises GMC for promoting patient safety across UK

29 June 2012

The General Medical Council has not only continued to be an effective organisation across all its regulatory functions but in many ways has improved its performance in the past year.

Press Release: New guidance to help doctors with lifelong learning

18 June 2012

New guidance has been published by the General Medical Council (GMC) to help doctors across the UK keep their knowledge and skills up to date throughout their working life.

Web News: New cookie law: what data do we collect?

14 June 2012

The GMC uses cookies to make our websites work more effectively, and to help make our communications more relevant and interesting.

GMC Statement: Dr Richard Scott Investigation Committee decision

14 June 2012

The full decision from the Investigation Committee in the Dr Richard Scott hearing.