Making our decision

  1. Summary
  2. Deciding to investigate a concern
  3. Opening an investigation
  1. Our investigation process
  2. Making our decision
  3. How we monitor sanctions

Once we’ve gathered all the information we need, two of our senior decision makers (one medical and one non-medical) will review the evidence. They'll decide whether to:

We will write to you with our decision and the reasons for it. We'll also tell the person who shared the concern with us, but won't share any information about your health with others.

Read the guidance our decision makers use to reach their decisions.

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Support for doctors under investigation We know that being under a GMC investigation can be stressful. But we have a number of resources available to help you through the process.
Concerns If you need to refer yourself or a colleague to us, you can do so here.
Supporting you with your concern If you're not a medical professional, you may find our pages for the public more useful.
Meeting with doctors leaflet (pdf) Where we can, we will offer you a meeting before the case is referred to our senior decision makers. Find out more.