GMC publishes new corporate strategy

Published 22 January 2026

The General Medical Council (GMC) has published its new corporate strategy, setting out its goals for the next five years.This builds on the work of the previous 2021–25 strategy to deliver the regulator’s 2030 vision – to be effective, relevant and compassionate.

It has been developed following engagement with patients, professionals the GMC regulates, medical students and other stakeholders. It includes four themes that will shape the GMC’s work.

These are:

  • Supporting good, safe patient care – working with others to create healthcare environments that are inclusive, supportive and fair.
  • Delivering better, fairer regulation – modernising processes to make them faster, fairer and better able to support good practice.
  • Making every interaction matter – making services accessible and treating everyone with kindness, respect and efficiency.
  • Being an inclusive and well-run organisation – investing in its people and culture, and using resources responsibly, to maximise impact.

Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen, Chair of the GMC, said:

‘Our new corporate strategy will help us shape our work towards our goal of being an effective, relevant and compassionate regulator – for patients, the public and professionals – and as an employer.

‘It’s a continuation and refinement of our last corporate strategy, and provides us with a renewed focus for our work in the coming years.’

Alongside the new strategy, the GMC has also published its 2026 business plan, which underpins the corporate strategy and outlines key priorities for the year ahead.

Read the GMC's corporate strategy 2026–30 and business plan 2026.