Archived ethical guidance
View our archived ethical guidance 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 It includes withdrawn copies of Good medical practice, Confidentiality and Consent.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. This reflects the categories on our current guidance page. 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 guidance
All the archived guidance on this page has been superseded. See Ethical guidance for doctors for our current guidance.
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Good medical practice

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 It was withdrawn in 2013.

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 It was withdrawn in 2006.

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 It was withdrawn in 2001.

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 It was withdrawn in 1998.

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 It was withdrawn in 1998.

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 It was withdrawn in 1997.

This guidance was withdrawn in 2009.

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 It was withdrawn in 2012.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

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 It was withdrawn in 2017.

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 It was withdrawn in 2017.

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 It was withdrawn in 2017.

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 It was withdrawn in 2017.

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 It was withdrawn in 2017.

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 It was withdrawn in 2017.

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 It was withdrawn in 2017.

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 It was withdrawn in 2009.

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 It was withdrawn in 2004.

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 It was withdrawn in 2006.

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 It was withdrawn in 2000.

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 It was withdrawn in 1997.

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 It was withdrawn in 1997.

This guidance was published in 1993. It was withdrawn in 1995.
Consent & shared decision making

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 It was withdrawn in 2020

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 It was withdrawn in 2011.

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 It was withdrawn in 2008.

This guidance was published in 1997. It was withdrawn in 2002.
Candour and raising concerns

This guidance was published in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2012.
Leadership and management

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 It was withdrawn in 2013.

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 It was withdrawn in 2013.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This guidance was published in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2008.
Care at the end of life

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

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

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

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

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

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