Using your registered name and reference number

  1. Summary
  2. Using your registered name and reference number
  3. Maintain your registration
  1. Insurance, indemnity and medico-legal support
  2. Giving up your registration (voluntary removal)

Your registered name is your full name as it appears on the register of PAs and AAs. Your GMC reference number is the unique, seven-digit number we give you and will prefix with a “A” for associate. It stays with you throughout your career.

Patients, employers, and others use these details to identify you and confirm your status on the register of PAs and AAs.

Find my entry on the online registers

When should I use my name and reference number?

It's good practice to display your registered name and GMC reference number:

  • at your place of work
  • on your professional website
  • in medical records
  • in letters, emails and reports that you write.

Shortening your name in day-to-day contact with patients or colleagues is acceptable, but you must:

  • use your full registered name when signing statutory documents
  • know your GMC reference number
  • make your registered name and GMC reference number available to anyone who asks.
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