Regulating doctors, ensuring good medical practice

Publication scheme - list of available information

Information available How the information can be obtained Notes  Cost
Class 1 – who we are and what we do      
Role of the GMC Website   Free
The locations and contact details for the GMC Website   Free
Members of the General Medical Council Website   Free
Information relating to the legislation relevant to GMC functions Website   Free
Information relating to organisations which the GMC works with Website   Free
Recruitment information, criteria, process, job specifications, responsibilities and vacancies Website or hard copy on request Contact Recruitment Team Free
Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it    
Annual Report and Accounts Website   Free 
Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing    
Business Plan Website   Free
Annual Review Website   Free
Class 4 – How we make decisions    
Schedule of Council and Committee meetings Website   Free
Council agendas, papers and minutes presented at open sessions Website   Free
Transcript of GMC Council Meetings (where held in open session) Hard copy on request   Variable charge – please ask for details
Consultations held by the GMC Website or hard copy on request   Variable charge – please ask for details
GMC responses to consultations held by other organisations Website or hard copy on request   Variable charge – please ask for details
Interim Orders (list of orders affecting doctors’ registration) made by the Interim Orders Panel Website   Free
Transcripts of the Professional Conduct Committee (where held in open session) Hard copy Contact the MPTS  
Variable charge – please ask for details
Determinations of the Committee for Professional Performance Hard copy Contact the Information Access Team Variable charge – please ask for details
Transcripts of Fitness to Practise Panels (where held in open session) Hard copy

Only available after the hearing has fully concluded

Contact the MPTS

Variable charge – please ask for details
Determinations of the Fitness to Practise Panels Website   Free
Guidance we provide to our decision makers Website   Free
Sanctions guidance for Fitness to Practise Panels Website   Free
Class 5 – our policies and procedures    
Code of Conduct for GMC Members Website    Free
Equalities Scheme Website   Free
Tendering and procurement guidelines Website   Free
Procedures for handling requests for information Website   Free
Charging policy for information requests Website   Free
Welsh Language Scheme Website   Free 
Corporate Complaints procedures Website    Free 
Comments and complaints procedure for information and subject access requests Website   Free
Class 6 – Lists and Registers      
List of registered medical practitioners Website   Free
List of registered medical practitioners download service Electronic copy   Charge applies(details can be found here
LRMP statistics Website    Free
Register of Interests of GMC Council members, Executive directors, co-opted committee members and fitness to practise panellists Website   Free
Class 7 – The Services we offer      
Information about registration Website Application forms for doctors wishing to apply for  provisional or full registration and other guidance about  maintaining registration Free
Information about continuing professional development Website   Free
Tomorrow’s Doctors Website Recommendations on undergraduate medical education Free
The doctor as teacher Website   Free
Maintaining Good Medical Practice Website or hard copy   Free
Guidance for doctors on good practice Website   Free
Information about the GMC’s Fitness to Practise procedures Website   Free
Referring a doctor to the GMC: a guide for individual doctors, medical directors and clinical governance managers Website   Free 
Referring a doctor to the GMC: a guide for patients Website   Free
A guide for doctors referred to the GMC Website   Free
Information about Health Assessments Website   Free
Undertakings Factsheet Website   Free
Performance Assessment Factsheet Website   Free
Referrals to local NHS procedures Factsheet Website   Free
Warnings Factsheet Website   Free
Information about Professional Linguistics Assessment Board (PLAB) test Website   Free 
Objective Structural Clinical Examination (OSCE) test video Website   Free
Information about licensing Website   Free
Information about revalidation Website   Free
News releases Website   Free 
GMCtoday Website (archive to June 2010)   Free
GMC News Website (replaced GMCToday from June 2010)    Free