Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995
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The Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 is UK legislation that strengthened regulation of doctors by introducing measures to assess and address concerns about their professional performance.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1924644 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 Context triple: [Medical Act 1983, amendedBy, Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995]
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A.
Medical Act 1983
The Medical Act 1983 is a key piece of UK legislation that regulates the medical profession, including the registration and oversight of doctors, primarily through the powers it grants to the General Medical Council.
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B.
National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973
The National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 was UK legislation that fundamentally restructured the National Health Service in England and Wales, introducing new administrative bodies and altering how health services were managed and delivered.
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C.
NHS Act 2006
The NHS Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out the legal framework, duties, and powers underpinning the operation and governance of the National Health Service in England.
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D.
Medical Act 1858
The Medical Act 1858 was a landmark UK law that established a centralized system for regulating doctors and created the General Medical Council to maintain a register of qualified practitioners.
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E.
National Health Service Act 1977
The National Health Service Act 1977 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidated and updated the legal framework governing the operation and organization of the National Health Service in England and Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 Target entity description: The Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 is UK legislation that strengthened regulation of doctors by introducing measures to assess and address concerns about their professional performance.
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A.
Medical Act 1983
The Medical Act 1983 is a key piece of UK legislation that regulates the medical profession, including the registration and oversight of doctors, primarily through the powers it grants to the General Medical Council.
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B.
National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973
The National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 was UK legislation that fundamentally restructured the National Health Service in England and Wales, introducing new administrative bodies and altering how health services were managed and delivered.
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C.
NHS Act 2006
The NHS Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that sets out the legal framework, duties, and powers underpinning the operation and governance of the National Health Service in England.
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D.
Medical Act 1858
The Medical Act 1858 was a landmark UK law that established a centralized system for regulating doctors and created the General Medical Council to maintain a register of qualified practitioners.
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E.
National Health Service Act 1977
The National Health Service Act 1977 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidated and updated the legal framework governing the operation and organization of the National Health Service in England and Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain standards of medical practice
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provide mechanisms to deal with concerns about doctors’ performance ⓘ |
| amends | Medical Act 1983 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | registered medical practitioners in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category | United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1995 ⓘ |
| concerns | seriously deficient professional performance ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcementBody | General Medical Council ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
conditions and restrictions on medical practice
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registration status of medical practitioners ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | formal performance assessment for doctors by the General Medical Council ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
health law
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professional regulation ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| linkedTo | Medical Act 1983 fitness to practise framework ⓘ |
| longTitle |
Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995
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surface form:
An Act to make provision in relation to the professional performance of registered medical practitioners; and for connected purposes.
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| providesFor |
assessment of professional performance of registered medical practitioners
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powers for the General Medical Council to investigate concerns about doctors’ performance ⓘ sanctions and measures where a doctor’s performance is found seriously deficient ⓘ |
| purpose |
to introduce procedures for assessing doctors whose professional performance may be seriously deficient
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to protect patients from poorly performing doctors ⓘ to strengthen regulation of doctors in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulates | professional performance of registered medical practitioners ⓘ |
| regulatoryBodyInvolved | General Medical Council ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
General Medical Council fitness to practise procedures
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clinical governance ⓘ patient safety ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 self-link ⓘ |
| status | in force, as amended ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fitness to practise procedures
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medical regulation ⓘ professional performance of doctors ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | professional performance assessment ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1995 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 Description of subject: The Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 is UK legislation that strengthened regulation of doctors by introducing measures to assess and address concerns about their professional performance.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995
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shortTitle
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Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995
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Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995
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longTitle
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Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995
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this entity surface form:
An Act to make provision in relation to the professional performance of registered medical practitioners; and for connected purposes.