Medical Act 1858
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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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation → |
| affected |
medical education institutions
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medical licensing bodies → |
| aimedTo |
improve standards of medical education
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standardize medical qualifications across the United Kingdom → |
| appliedTo |
England
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Ireland → Scotland → |
| concerns |
qualification of medical practitioners
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registration of medical practitioners → title and status of registered medical practitioners → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| created |
General Medical Council
→
Medical Register → |
| empowered |
General Medical Council
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| empoweredBodyTo |
General Medical Council maintain a register of qualified practitioners
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| established |
General Medical Council
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Medical Register → |
| field |
health law
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medical regulation → |
| introducedRequirement |
recognized medical qualifications for registration
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registration of qualified medical practitioners → |
| jurisdiction |
United Kingdom
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| languageOfDocument |
English
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| longTitle |
An Act to regulate the Qualifications of Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery
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| parliament |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| providedFor |
penalties for falsely claiming to be registered
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publication of an official register of qualified practitioners → |
| purpose |
to create a centralized system for regulating doctors
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to protect the public from unqualified practitioners → to regulate the qualifications of medical practitioners → |
| reformed |
system of medical licensing in the United Kingdom
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| regulated |
apothecaries
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doctors → medical practitioners → surgeons → |
| relatedTo |
General Medical Council
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Medical Act 1956 → Medical Act 1983 → |
| royalAssent |
1858
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| sector |
healthcare
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| shortTitle |
Medical Act 1858
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| significance |
first comprehensive statutory framework for medical regulation in the UK
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landmark in the professionalization of medicine in the United Kingdom → |
| status |
largely superseded by later medical legislation
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| typeOfRegulation |
professional regulation
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| yearOfEnactment |
1858
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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GMC
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legalBasis |
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Medical Act 1858
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shortTitle |
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General Medical Council
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subjectOf |