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GMC changes prompt fall in medical student fitness to practise declarations
Press release | 29 Mar 2023
Updated General Medical Council (GMC) guidance for students applying to join the medical register has led to a sustained fall in the number of low-level fitness to practise declarations needing no further action by the regulator, according to new data.
Expecting GPs to plug workforce gaps ‘risks killing primary care model’, warns GMC Chief Executive
Press release | 22 Mar 2023
Waiting for more GPs to plug healthcare workforce gaps won’t work, and ‘risks killing’ the UK’s primary care model, the Chief Executive of the General Medical Council (GMC) has told an audience in London today (Wednesday 22 March).
The role of the regulator in building a sustainable workforce
Speech | 22 Mar 2023
Charlie Massey's Pulse LIVE speech on SAS doctors
GMC training survey shines fresh spotlight on discrimination
Press release | 20 Mar 2023
An annual survey into workplace medical training across the UK includes questions on doctors’ experiences of discrimination for the first time this year.
Unlocking the potential of the SAS workforce
Speech | 17 Mar 2023
Charlie Massey's speech to the Health Education England North East SAS conference, 17 March 2023.
New thinking needed to tackle NHS workforce crisis, says GMC Chief
Press release | 17 Mar 2023
Hundreds of north east doctors would be better able to meet patient demand if barriers preventing them from working alongside GPs were removed, the Chief Executive of the General Medical Council (GMC) told a conference in Newcastle today (Friday 17 March).
Enhanced ED&I data on the progression of UK doctors in training
News | 2 Mar 2023
The General Medical Council (GMC) has today published its latest data on the progression of doctors in postgraduate medical education across the UK.
GMC welcomes important step towards bringing anaesthesia associates and physician associates into regulation
Press release | 17 Feb 2023
The Department of Health and Social Care has today launched a public consultation on draft new legislation that will allow the GMC to regulate anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs).
GMC to act on fairness review recommendations
Press release | 15 Feb 2023
An internal review of the risk of bias in the way the General Medical Council (GMC) operates has resulted in a series of actions the regulator is to implement during 2023.
A message to the profession from GMC Chair Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen
Statement | 25 Jan 2023
There can’t be a single person in this country who is unaware of the pressures facing the health service and how this is impacting patients in need of care.
GMC to roll out personalised contact when starting investigations
Press release | 16 Dec 2022
The GMC will make initial contact with a doctor by phone if they need to investigate a concern, the regulator has announced.
A message to the profession by GMC Chair Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen
Statement | 14 Dec 2022
Writing in the December issue of GMC news for doctors, GMC Chair Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen said:
Becoming a SAS doctor was a positive choice for me, I wanted to find out more about my peers
Dr Blanche Lumb is currently leading a research programme into the experiences of Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors in Wales, here she tells us more.
Supporting a diverse future workforce
Widening participation in medical education, and by doing so encouraging a more diverse future workforce, is a key part of the GMC’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. Jane Durkin, the GMC’s Assistant Director for CSR, tells us more.
