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Archived professional standards

View our archived professional standards from 1993. It includes withdrawn copies of Good medical practice, Confidentiality and Consent. We have grouped the 40 pieces of archived guidance under eight different categories. If you would like to see our guidance that was in force before 1993, including the blue books, please send an email to gmc@gmc-uk.org.

Our current professional standards

All the archived professional standards on this page has been superseded. See, The professional standards, for our current guidance.

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Good medical practice

Good medical practice - 2013-2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024.

Good Medical Practice - 2006-2013 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2013.

Good Medical Practice - 2001-2006 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2001. It was withdrawn in 2006.

Good Medical Practice - 1998-2001 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1998. It was withdrawn in 2001.

Advertising - 1997-1998 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1997. It was withdrawn in 1998.

Good Medical Practice - 1995-1998 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1995. It was withdrawn in 1998.

Advertising - 1995-1997 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1995. It was withdrawn in 1997.

Pandemic Influenza 2009 (pdf)

This guidance was withdrawn in 2009.

Pandemic Influenza 2009-12 (pdf)

This guidance was first published in 2009. It was withdrawn in 2012.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality - 2009-2017 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2009. It was withdrawn in 2017.

Confidentiality: reporting gunshot and knife wounds - 2009-2017 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2009. It was withdrawn in 2017.

Confidentiality: reporting concerns to the DVLA or DVA - 2009-2017 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2009. It was withdrawn in 2017.

Confidentiality: disclosing records for financial and admin purposes - 2009-2017 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2009. It was withdrawn in 2017.

Confidentiality: disclosing information for education and training purposes - 2009-2017 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2009. It was withdrawn in 2017.

Confidentiality: disclosing information for insurance, employment and similar purposes - 2009-2017 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2009. It was withdrawn in 2017.

Confidentiality: disclosing information about serious communicable diseases - 2009-2017 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2009. It was withdrawn in 2017.

Confidentiality - 2004-2009 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2004. It was withdrawn in 2009.

Confidentiality - 2000-2004 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2000. It was withdrawn in 2004.

Communicable diseases - 1997-2006 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1997. It was withdrawn in 2006.

Confidentiality - 1995-2000 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1995. It was withdrawn in 2000.

HIV infection and aids - 1995-1997 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1995. It was withdrawn in 1997.

Communicable diseases - 1994-1997 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1994. It was withdrawn in 1997.

HIV infection and aids - 1993-1995 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1993. It was withdrawn in 1995.

Consent & shared decision making

Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together - 2008-2020 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2008. It was withdrawn in 2020

Making and using video or audio recordings of patients - 2002-2011 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2002. It was withdrawn in 2011.

Seeking patients' consent: The ethical considerations - 1998-2008 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1998. It was withdrawn in 2008.

Making and using video or audio recordings of patients - 1997-2002 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1997. It was withdrawn in 2002.

Candour and raising concerns

Raising concerns about patient safety - 2006-2012 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2012.

Leadership and management

Doctors acting as responsible consultants or clinicians – 2014–2024 (pdf).

This guidance was published in 2014. It was withdrawn in 2024.

Delegation and referral – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024.

Accountability in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency mental health teams – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024

Acting as a witness in legal proceedings – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024

Acting as an expert witness – 2008–2013 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2008. It was withdrawn in 2013.

Reporting criminal and regulatory proceedings – 2008–2013 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2008. It was withdrawn in 2013.

Conflicts of interest – 2008–2013 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2008. It was withdrawn in 2013.

Writing references – 2013 – 2024 (pdf).

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024.

Writing references – 2007–2012 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2007. It was withdrawn in 2012.

Management for doctors – 2007–2012 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2007. It was withdrawn in 2012.

Conflicts of interest – 2006–2008 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2008.

Reporting criminal and regulatory proceedings – 2006–2008 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2008.

Management in healthcare – 1999–2006 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1999. It was withdrawn in 2006.

Prescribing

Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices – 2013–2021 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2021.

Prescribing medicines – 2008–2013 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2008. It was withdrawn in 2013.

Prescribing medicines – 2006–2008 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2008.

Care at the end of life

Withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging treatments – 2002–2010 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2002. It was withdrawn in 2010.

Maintaining professionalism

Ending your professional relationship with a patient – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024

Financial and commercial arrangements and conflicts of interest – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024

Doctors use of social media – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. it was withdrawn in 2024.

Personal beliefs – 2008–2013 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2008. It was withdrawn in 2013.

Sexual behaviour and your duty to report colleagues – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024

Maintaining a professional boundary between you and your patient – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024

Maintaining boundaries – 2006–2013 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2013.

Intimate examinations and chaperones – 2013–2024 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2013. It was withdrawn in 2024.

Intimate examinations – 2001–2006 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2001. It was withdrawn in 2006.

Intimate examinations – 1996–2001 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 1996. It was withdrawn in 2001.

Research

Consent to research 2010 - 2024 (pdf).

This guidance was published in 2010. It was withdrawn in 2024.

Good practice in research 2010 - 2024 (pdf).

This guidance was published in 2010. It was withdrawn in 2024.

Conducting research - 2002-2010 (pdf)

This guidance was published in 2002. It was withdrawn in 2010.