Our responses to consultations

We're often asked for our views on a variety of topics. This is usually by the government, or by organisations that represent:

patients and the public
doctors
people involved in educating and training doctors
people who employ doctors.

You can see our responses to consultations over the last twelve months below. If you're looking our responses to consultations older than twelve months, please email consultations@gmc-uk.org.

Our responses to consultations

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American Medical Association

GMC response to American Medical Association consultation regarding the assessment of ageing physicians

Bar Standards Board

GMC response to Bar Standards Board consultation

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

GMC response to NI HSC Trusts consultation 2017-2018 financial planning and savings plan

Cabinet office

GMC response to Consultation on revisions to FOI Code of Practice

CQC

GMC response to CQC next phase of regulation consultation

GMC response to Our next phase of regulation: consultation 3, independent healthcare

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

GMC response to DCMS consultation on derogation from GDPR

Department for Work and Pensions

GMC response to work, health and disability consultation

Department of Health England

GMC response to Department of Health England consultation - Supporting professionalism, reforming regulation

GMC response to DH consultation on the expansion of medical education

GMC response to MAPS consultation

GMC response to protecting whistleblowers seeking jobs in the NHS

GMC response to the DH consultation on performance assessment and rating of independent providers

GMC response to Social Work England: consultation on secondary legislative framework

GMC response to The Department of Health consultation on ‘Introducing ‘opt-out’ consent for organ and tissue donation in England’

Department of Health Northern Ireland

GMC response to HSC whilstleblowing framework and model policy consultation

GMC response to Mental Capacity Act Northern Ireland draft code of practice informal consultation

GMC response to Equality and Human Rights Consultation - NICE NG 82 – Age Related Macular Degeneration

GMC response to Organ Donation Consultation in NI

European Commission

GMC response to EU alert mechanism consultation

Department of Justice

GMC response to the consultation on The Criminal Law on Abortion - Lethal Foetal Abnormality and Sexual Crime

European Commission

GMC response to the European Commission consultation on regulated professions proportionality

GMC response to the consultation on European Commission's Call for expressions of interest in the European professional card

GMC response to the European Commission consultation review of the Working Time Directive

GMC response to proposal for a Directive on a proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions

General Osteopathic Council

GMC response to GOC consultation on revised osteopathic standards

General Pharmaceutical Council

GMC response to GPhc consultation on revalidation for pharmacy professionals

GMC response to GPhc consultation on religion, personal values and beliefs

Health Education England

GMC response to ACRP call for evidence

GMC response to HEE draft workforce strategy Facing the facts, shaping the future

Healthwatch England

GMC response to the consultation on Strategic Priorities and on Rights and Responsibilities in Health and Care

Health Northern Ireland

GMC response to consultation on criteria for reconfiguring HSC

Information Commissioner's Office

GMC response to ICO consultation on new GDPR

Irish Medical Council

GMC response to Irish Medical Council and PSI draft guidance

Law Commission

GMC response to consultation on Technical issues in Charity Law

Migration Advisory Committee

Our data about doctors with a European primary medical qualification in 2017

GMC response to call for evidence on the economic and social impacts of the UK's exit from the EU

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

GMC response to NICE draft guidance consultation

NHS England

GMC response to NHS England consultation on Specialised Gender Identity Services for Adults

GMC response to NHS England prescribing guidance

GMC response to Conditions for which over the counter items should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: A consultation on guidance for CCGs

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

GMC response to Future model for acute paediatric services in Northern Trust hospitals

Nursing and Midwifery Council

GMC response to NMC consultation on language testing

GMC response to NMC consultation on cq1 nurse proficiencies and education framework

GMC response to NMC consultation on the regulation of Nursing Associates

Optical Confederation

GMC response to the Optical Confederation consultation on multi-disciplinary professional standards for refractive surgery and clinical teams

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

GMC response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman consultation on a three year strategy

Professional Standards Authority

GMC response to PSA consultation on the standards of good regulation

GMC response to PSA questionnaire on the future of FTP

Scottish Government

GMC response to Scottish Government consultation on NHS governance and creating a culture of improvement

GMC response to Scottish Government call for evidence - Children and young people information sharing

GMC response to Scottish Government consultation on organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Scottish Parliament

GMC response to Scottish Parliament call for evidence on Clinical Governance

Scottish Government

GMC response to Scottish Government consultation on NHS governance and creating a culture of improvement

GMC response to Scottish Government call for evidence - Children and young people information sharing

GMC response to Scottish Government consultation on organ and tissue donation and transplantation

GMC response to the consultation on the Implementation of certain sections of the Mental Health Act (Scotland) 2015 and associated regulations (Part 2)

GMC response to the consultation on the Implementation of certain sections of the Mental Health Act (Scotland) 2015 and associated regulations (Part 1)

GMC response to the consultation on outline guidance for the provision of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) out of hours

GMC response to the consultation on introducing an organisational duty of candour in Scotland

GMC response to the consultation on Proposed Organ and Tissue Donation (Scotland) Bill

GMC response to the consultation on Mental Health (Scotland) Bill

GMC response to the Scottish Government's proposals for a new criminal offence of ill-treatment or wilful neglect of those receiving care or treatment in health and social care settings

GMC response to the consultation on the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee on the use of gagging clauses

GMC response to consultation - Rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974

GMC response to consultation - Guidance for NHS Scotland staff and managers on the use of confidentiality clauses and derogatory statement clauses within settlement agreement

GMC response to the Scottish Government's FGM National Action plan 2015

GMC response to consultation - Transplantation (Authorisation of removal of organs) (Scotland) Bill

GMC response to consultation - Changes to criminal disclosure in Scotland

GMC response to consultation - National Whistleblowing Officer

GMC response to inquiry into the impact of leaving the EU on health and social care in Scotland

Welsh Government

GMC response to Welsh government white paper on "Service fit for the future"