Standards guidance for doctors
Contents
Good Medical Practice
Our core guidance is Good Medical Practice, which sets out the principles and values on which good practice is founded.
Web version: View Good Medical Practice.
Download: Good Medical Practice (pdf).
Published: Oct 2006
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Consent guidance
The GMC's Consent guidance expands on the guidance in Good Medical Practice, which requires doctors to be satisfied that they have consent from a patient, or other valid authority, before undertaking any examination or investigation, providing treatment, or involving patients in teaching and research.
Web version: View the Consent guidance.
Download: The Consent guidance (pdf)
Published: 2008
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Confidentiality guidance
The GMC receives more enquiries about confidentiality than any other issue. This guidance offers advice to doctors on this complicated area, from how to keep records secure to when and how to share information for research purposes.
Web version: View the Confidentiality guidance.
Download: The Confidentiality guidance (pdf).
Published: 2009
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0-18 years: guidance for all doctors
The GMC's 0-18 years guidance develops the duties and principles set out in Good Medical Practice and in our other guidance. It focuses on children and young people from birth until their 18th birthday.
Web version: View the 0-18 years guidance.
Download: The 0-18 years guidance (pdf)
Published: 2008
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Management for doctors
The GMC's Management for doctors guidance is particularly relevant if you are a doctor with a management role, but should be helpful for all doctors.
Web version: View Management for doctors.
Download: Management for doctors (pdf)
Published: 2006
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Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatments
This guidance develops the advice in Good medical Practice. It sets out the standards of practice expected of doctors when they consider whether to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging treatments.
Web version: View Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatment.
Download: Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatment (pdf)
Published: 2002
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Research
This guidance sets out the standards expected of all doctors working in research in the NHS, universities and the private sector or other circumstances.
Web version: Research guidance
Published: 2002
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Supplementary guidance
You can find the full list of supplementary guidance publications in the list of ethical guidance section within Guidance on good practice.