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New GMC test centre will increase capacity for overseas doctors

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Update on our right of appeal

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The state of medical education and practice in the UK: 2018 report

Workforce planning needed to avert NHS crisis

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Number of doctors we revalidated in 2017
21,647
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Number of doctors on the register
298,622
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Registration fees to rise by maximum of £9

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Full registration fees are set to rise by £3 for newly-qualified doctors and £9 for all other doctors next year.
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