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GMC appoints Professor Pushpinder Mangat to post of Medical Director and Director of Education and Standards
Press release | 17 Dec 2024
New Medical Director and Director of Education and Standards appointed by GMC.
Regulation of physician associates and anaesthesia associates begins
PAs and AAs | 16 Dec 2024
I’m pleased to confirm that on 13 December 2024 we began regulating physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) and today, registration has opened for these two professions.
GMC invites first physician associates and anaesthesia associates to join the professional register
Press release | 16 Dec 2024
The General Medical Council (GMC) has today begun writing to physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) inviting them to join the professional register.
GMC regulation of physician associates and anaesthesia associates to begin
PAs and AAs | 12 Dec 2024
The General Medical Council (GMC) will begin regulating physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) from this Friday, 13 December.
GMC publishes physician associate and anaesthesia associate consultation report
PAs and AAs | 5 Dec 2024
The General Medical Council (GMC) has today published the results of its consultation on the rules, standards and guidance by which it will regulate physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs).
Preparing for the regulation of PAs and AAs: how feedback has shaped our approach
PAs and AAs | 4 Dec 2024
Following my recent letter outlining key milestones leading up to the regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) on 13 December 2024, I’m writing to update you on how feedback has shaped our approach.
Joint statement in response to Recommendation One of the Independent Neurology Inquiry
Statement | 2 Dec 2024
Joint statement from Charlie Massey, the Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, and Peter May, the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, in response to Recommendation One set out in the report of the Independent Neurology Inquiry
UK risks ‘sleepwalking’ into a waste of doctors’ skills, GMC Chief Executive warns
Press release | 28 Nov 2024
Warning comes as medical regulator’s The state of medical education and practice in the UK: workforce report 2024 highlights the changing nature of the country’s medical workforce.
Carrie MacEwen GMC Symposium remarks
Speech | 26 Nov 2024
Dame Carrie MacEwen's remarks at GMC Symposium 2024 on the future of education and career development.
GP turned prison doctor and author to deliver first Dame Clare Marx memorial lecture
Press release | 25 Nov 2024
A GP who became a prison doctor and successful author will this evening (Monday 25 November) present the inaugural memorial lecture in the memory of former General Medical Council (GMC) Chair Dame Clare Marx.
West London medical student wins national competition
Press release | 21 Nov 2024
A doctor-to-be at west London’s Brunel University has won a UK-wide competition held by the regulator for doctors, the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Medical Schools Council (MSC).
Expected physician associate and anaesthesia associate fee announced
PAs and AAs | 21 Nov 2024
The expected fee that physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associations (AAs) will pay for registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) is £320.
Making sure our processes are fair
Find out about a recent programme of work focused on assuring fairness in our decisions and embedding anti-bias practices in our processes, to ensure we always act in a way that is fair for everyone.
The induction imperative: meeting the needs of international medical graduates
Read about our recent work to expand access to the Welcome to UK practice programme.
