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News archive
Filter and read all of our news stories since April 2019.
Updated guidance to help doctors keep pace with increase in remote prescribing
Press release | 18 Feb 2021
The General Medical Council (GMC) has today (Thursday 18 February) published updated guidance on prescribing, to support doctors who are increasingly seeing patients via remote and virtual consultations.
Joint statement: Supporting final year medical students in 2021
Statement | 25 Jan 2021
Amidst considerable pressure on our UK healthcare system, the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Medical Schools Council (MSC) outline their approach to supporting medical students.
Cardiff students win UK prize for the second year running
Press release | 15 Jan 2021
Three students from Cardiff University School of Medicine have won the annual UK-wide student professionalism competition run by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Medical Schools Council (MSC).
Joint statement from chief executives of statutory regulators of health and social care professionals
Statement | 13 Jan 2021
As the pandemic continues, we know that health and social care professionals continue to work in very difficult situations and under extreme pressures. We will continue to issue profession specific guidance to our registrants to provide additional support where that is needed.
Update: Supporting doctors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
Statement | 12 Jan 2021
This year has started in a way we could all have barely imagined 12 months ago. We've joined healthcare leaders in thanking doctors for their immense efforts.
Making decisions around care - a message from Dame Clare Marx
Statement | 12 Jan 2021
Doctors have always made difficult decisions under pressure. Dame Clare Marx writes about the challenges posed by the escalating pandemic and her great pride in the response of the medical profession so far.
Brexit – Guide to registration for doctors
News | 1 Jan 2021
Following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union and the Brexit transition period has ended, the registration process for some doctors with non-UK qualifications has changed.
GMC sets out annual registration fees
News | 15 Dec 2020
The GMC’s annual registration fees will increase by 0.5% from 1 April 2021, meaning fully registered doctors will pay £2 per year more than they do now.
Survey: developing professional standards for PAs and AAs
Regulating PAs and AAs | 11 Dec 2020
The reflections and experiences of working as, or with, a physician associate or an anaesthesia associate.
GMC pays tribute to long serving council member
Statement | 9 Dec 2020
Long serving former council member, Dr Krishna Korlipara, sadly passed away last month after being diagnosed with Covid-19.
GMC welcomes five new female council members
Press release | 8 Dec 2020
Five outstanding women - with expertise ranging from ethical leadership and medical education to immersive technologies - are the latest members to join the GMC’s council.
The impact of COVID-19 on BAME healthcare workers
Statement | 4 Dec 2020
Charlie Massey, GMC Chief Executive, said:
‘Evidence suggests black and minority ethnic (BME) healthcare workers are more at risk from COVID-19. Understanding any connection between coronavirus and ethnicity is vital, and so we are pleased to play a role in this important research.
Lifesaving research: why we must create more opportunities for doctors to be involved in medical research
Professor Sue Carr, the GMC’s Deputy Medical Director and Consultant Nephrologist, discusses how involvement in medical research can equip doctors with skills and experiences that can improve patient care.
Virtual medicine?
One of the immediate impacts of coronavirus pandemic has been the rapid increase in the use of remote consultations and prescribing. This shift in practice was swift, with the profession moving quickly to ensure patient care was maintained.
