Registration and licensing

We make sure that every doctor, physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) has the right knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience to work across the UK. Here you can search or join our registers, manage your registration or find information about registration. 

About our registers


Search for a doctor, PA or AA

You can search the registration status of all doctors, PAs and AAs in the UK.


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Join our registers

Get all the advice, applications and support you need to join our registers.

How to join our registers

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Manage your registration

Understand your role in your revalidation and see how you manage your registration quickly using GMC Online.

Managing your registration

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Information for employers and other organisations

Understand the key role you can play in making sure all doctors, PAs and AAs maintain their standards by checking they are appropriately registered.