GMC

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independent regulator medical regulatory body public body

GMC is the independent regulatory body that oversees medical education and professional standards for doctors in the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent regulator ⓘ
medical regulatory body ⓘ
public body ⓘ
aimsTo maintain public confidence in the medical profession ⓘ
promote high standards of medical education and practice ⓘ
protect patients ⓘ
canImpose sanctions on doctors found unfit to practise ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
founded 1858 ⓘ
fullName General Medical Council ⓘ
funding funded mainly by registration fees from doctors ⓘ
governs General Medical Council ⓘ
surface form: UK medical register
hasAbbreviation GMC ⓘ
hasOffice Manchester ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
issues guidance on good medical practice ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Medical Act 1858 ⓘ
Medical Act 1983 ⓘ
monitors medical schools in the UK ⓘ
training programmes for doctors ⓘ
oversees medical education ⓘ
professional standards for doctors ⓘ
regulates doctors ⓘ
medical practitioners ⓘ
regulatesIn England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
responsibleFor ensuring doctors meet standards of good medical practice ⓘ
fitness to practise procedures for doctors ⓘ
licensing doctors to practise medicine in the UK ⓘ
maintaining the official register of medical practitioners in the UK ⓘ
revalidation of doctors ⓘ
setting standards for medical education and training in the UK ⓘ
sector healthcare ⓘ
supervises postgraduate medical education standards ⓘ
undergraduate medical education standards ⓘ
typeOfOrganization statutory body ⓘ
website https://www.gmc-uk.org ⓘ
worksWith National Health Service ⓘ
surface form: NHS

UK government health departments ⓘ
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: medical royal colleges

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