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GMC and MSC welcome agreement on Medical Licensing Assessment delivery model
Press release | 24 Jul 2020
The UK’s medical schools and parent universities have agreed to develop and deliver the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) that will be embedded within final exams for a UK medical degree. Their work will be overseen and regulated by the General Medical Council.
Doctors urged to have their say on workplace training during coronavirus
Press release | 16 Jul 2020
The General Medical Council’s (GMC) annual national training survey (NTS), postponed in March due to coronavirus, is to launch later this month in a shorter format that will be easier and quicker to complete.
Doctors' workshops go online as the GMC responds to pandemic response
Press release | 14 Jul 2020
The General Medical Council (GMC) is to run online versions of its popular free workshops for doctors new to working in the UK, in response to restrictions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
GMC response to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review
Statement | 8 Jul 2020
The IMMDS review, led by Baroness Cumberlege, has today published its First Do No Harm report into the harmful side effects of medicines and medical devices
General Medical Council sets out plans for restart of medical tests and fitness to practise work
Press release | 3 Jul 2020
The GMC has set out its plans for resuming PLAB 2 tests for overseas doctors. From this month, existing fitness to practise cases will also be restarted where possible with flexibility on timescales and in direct discussion with those involved.
GMC launches Council member recruitment
News | 29 Jun 2020
We're seeking three lay members and one registrant member for our governing body, the GMC Council.
GMC statement on ethnically diverse medical school teaching materials
Statement | 18 Jun 2020
How we can encourage positive change in medical education and training.
We’re committed to changing experiences for BME colleagues
Statement | 16 Jun 2020
Professionalism is at the heart of the health service, every patient, every day. To those treating patients in the community, in general practice and in hospitals, to those giving advice and supporting colleagues, and to those who have had to stand back and watch and wait – thank you.
Bringing physician associates and anaesthesia associates into regulation
News | 8 Jun 2020
We’re pleased to support the development of these valuable professions, read more about what regulation will look like and how you can get involved with the work we're doing.
COVID-19 – GMC confirms revalidation date changes
Press release | 8 Jun 2020
The GMC has confirmed that doctors’ revalidation submission dates have been put back by up to 12 months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Joint statement from Care Quality Commission, General Medical Council and Healthcare Improvement Scotland on death certification during the COVID-19 pandemic
Statement | 6 May 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a change in legislation concerning completion of the medical certificate cause of death (MCCD) by medical practitioners.
GMC Chair pays tribute to doctors who have died fighting COVID-19
Statement | 28 Apr 2020
These professionals will have made a difference for thousands of patients and we are grateful for the commitment they held until the end of their lives.
Welcome to the Register – a message for new doctors
Mary Agnew, the GMC’s Assistant Director of Standards and Guidance, welcomes new F1 doctors to the medical register, and during these challenging times, highlights some of the key resources we provide to help you in your career as a doctor.
Trouble-free transfers – making switching specialties simpler
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges recently published new guidance for doctors in training who move from one specialty to another. Mark Dexter, the GMC’s Head of Strategic Policy Development (Education), explains why making postgraduate medical education more flexible is so important.
