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News archive
Filter and read all of our news stories since January 2020.
GMC urges patients to stay safe when going online for treatment
Press release | 5 Apr 2021
Patients are being warned stay safe when getting medicines or treatment online, as new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) comes into effect today (Monday 5 April).
GMC welcomes DHSC public consultation
Statement | 25 Mar 2021
Charlie Massey, Chief Executive of the GMC, welcomes the public consultation on regulation of healthcare professionals.
High standards upheld during pandemic year
News | 19 Mar 2021
The General Medical Council met all the standards of good regulation while taking a more flexible approach to support doctors during the pandemic, an independent review has found.
Clinical leadership skills crucial as health services emerge from Covid – GMC Chair
Press release | 6 Mar 2021
Doctors must be equipped with effective leadership skills if the UK’s health services are to recover effectively from the impact of coronavirus, according to the Chair of the General Medical Council (GMC).
Dame Clare Marx ASiT speech – March 2021 ‘Emerging from Covid: why leadership matters’
Speech | 6 Mar 2021
GMC Chair Dame Clare Marx's speech from the 2021 Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) conference.
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.
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.
