The General Medical Council is a Regulatory Body.
The General Medical Council registers doctors to practise medicine in the United Kingdom.
The purpose of the General Medical Council is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine.
The General Medical Council has four main functions, under the Medical Act 1983:
- keeping up-to-date registers of qualified doctors
- fostering good medical practice
- promoting high standards of medical education
- dealing firmly and fairly with doctors whose fitness to practise is in doubt.
This supporting information is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| shortname | GMC |
