General Medical Council
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The General Medical Council is the independent UK regulatory body responsible for maintaining the official register of medical practitioners and setting standards for medical education and practice.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom | 1 |
| Good Medical Practice guidance | 1 |
| UK medical register | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical regulatory authority
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non-departmental public body ⓘ professional regulatory body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GMC ⓘ |
| canImpose | sanctions on doctors found unfit to practise ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| founded | 1858 ⓘ |
| fundingModel | funded mainly by doctors’ registration fees ⓘ |
| governs |
granting of GP registration
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granting of full registration to doctors ⓘ granting of provisional registration to new medical graduates ⓘ granting of specialist registration ⓘ registration of international medical graduates in the UK ⓘ |
| handles | complaints about doctors’ fitness to practise ⓘ |
| hasRole | protecting, promoting and maintaining the health and safety of the public ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Manchester ⓘ |
| issues |
General Medical Council
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surface form:
Good Medical Practice guidance
guidance on professional standards for doctors ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Medical Act 1983 ⓘ |
| maintains |
UK medical register
ⓘ
official register of medical practitioners ⓘ |
| monitors | doctors’ continuing professional development requirements ⓘ |
| officeLocation |
Belfast
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Cardiff ⓘ Edinburgh ⓘ |
| oversees |
medical schools in the United Kingdom
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postgraduate medical training programmes ⓘ |
| predecessor |
General Medical Council
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surface form:
General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom
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| regulates |
medical practitioners in the United Kingdom
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postgraduate medical education standards ⓘ undergraduate medical education standards ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
fitness to practise procedures
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licensing doctors to practise medicine in the UK ⓘ promoting high standards of medical education ⓘ promoting high standards of medical practice ⓘ protecting patients ⓘ revalidation of doctors ⓘ setting outcomes for medical education and training ⓘ |
| sector | healthcare regulation ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Medical Act 1858 ⓘ |
| supervises | doctors with a licence to practise in the UK ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulator | independent regulator ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gmc-uk.org ⓘ |
| worksWith |
National Health Service
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medical royal colleges ⓘ medical schools ⓘ |
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Good Medical Practice guidance
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General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom