Doctors are cutting their hours, refusing additional work and even taking ‘hard steps’ towards leaving the UK as the profession seeks to protect itself and patients from burnout, according to the GMC latest #StateofMed report. [1/3] thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/life-…

Our latest #StateOfMed report highlights that disabled doctors are more likely to endure worse experiences in the workplace than their peers, with a higher risk of burnout. Doctors with a disability should be valued for their contribution to patient care. In our new blog, Dr

Our Medical Director and Director of Education and Standards, Professor Colin Melville, has announced that he’ll be retiring from his full time role at the GMC. Throughout his time with us, Colin has been a compassionate leader and colleague. He’s overseen an ambitious programme

Doctors across the UK are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) in their practice. The possibility it has to contribute to our health system is exciting. But we recognise that keeping up with these rapid changes can be daunting. We’ve created an all-in-one resource to help

We welcome this new guidance from Royal College of Physicians. Led by Prof @ParthaSKar, it’s aimed at fostering high-quality local training for Locally Employed doctors and international medical graduates (IMGs). Every doctor deserves the opportunity to grow their careers based on their

Thank you so much to the 74,000 of you who completed our national training survey! Aby and her team are busy analysing the results right now. Curious about what happens next? Check out Aby’s blog to see how we use your feedback to collaborate with postgraduate deans and

We’re pleased to share our latest annual report with you! Within the report, we take a tour across the UK and highlight key moments from our work in 2023: 📝 In England, we partnered with trusts to enhance their induction programmes for doctors from overseas, helping them to

Great to see Prof Sir Gregor Smith Realistic Medicine annual report out today🙌 Thank you for highlighting the role that #GoodMedicalPractice2024 can play in driving compassionate cultures in healthcare, for the benefit of patients and colleagues. You can read the sections of the standards

Mae’n bleser gennym rannu ein hadroddiad blynyddol diweddaraf â chi! Yn yr adroddiad, rydym yn mynd ar daith o amgylch y Deyrnas Unedig ac yn tynnu sylw at uchafbwyntiau ein gwaith yn 2023: 📝Yn Lloegr, buom yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth ag ymddiriedolaethau i wella eu

Time flies! We published Good medical practice 2024 a year ago today 🚀 Since then, our Outreach teams have delivered events and workshops on the updated standards to over 12,000 doctors, 750 medical students and 600 educators. Thanks to everyone who has engaged with us over

We are proud to be a Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Q+ inclusive regulator and employer! 🏳️‍🌈 We’ll be attending #ManchesterPride tomorrow! Come and chat to members of our staff network if you’d like to learn more about how we’re supporting the LGBTQ+ community. We will continue to do

Did you know that the number of doctors on the medical register has grown by over 100,000 in the past decade? Our latest annual report reveals that in 2023, there were 378,054 doctors on the register - a 5.8% increase from the previous year. Explore the full report to uncover

Update: we’re in the process of finding two new members to join our governing body – our Council. Here's a summary of where we're up to ⬇️ 🔵 Applications closed on 15 July. Candidates have been updated on whether they were successful in reaching the interview stage. We’re

Our LGBTQ+ staff network took part in another memorable #ManchesterPride parade on Saturday! A huge thank you to everyone who came out to cheer the parade on as it made its way through the heart of the city. Beyond offering a space for our LGBTQ+ employees to connect and share

As the next generation of doctors, it’s crucial that medical students are equipped with the knowledge and confidence to uphold the highest standards in healthcare. Over the past few years, our outreach team has worked hard to develop stronger connections with medical schools

On 22nd Feb the GMC released a statement formally apologising to doctors who had been sanctioned & harmed by homophobia perpetuated under historic homophobic laws Our committee members, Duncan McGregor 🏳️‍🌈 & Andrew Hartle🏳️‍🌈😷 worked with the GMC on this project, representing GLADD

Dr Duncan McGregor & Prof Hartle recently visited the GMC as a follow up, & were privileged to be able to see some of the historical records identified by the GMC's archivist during the project as holding cases which the GMC have now apologised for - as seen in the picture above

We’re continuing to prepare for the upcoming regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). Here’s an update on how we’re reviewing responses from our consultation and next steps: ⚫️Our consultation was a structured process designed to gather and