The General Medical Council (GMC) registers doctors to practise medicine in the UK. Our purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine.
General Medical Council
Who to contact
- Name
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- gmc@gmc-uk.org
- Website
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http://www.gmc-uk.org/index.asp
- Address
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Regent’s Place
350 Euston Road
London
- Postcode
- NW1 3JN
Where to go
- Area served
- Suffolk
Other details
- Age Groups
- Children (5-11), Adults, Young people
- Notes
The purpose of the General Medical Council (GMC) is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine. The law gives us four main functions under the Medical Act 1983: 1) Keeping up-to-date registers of qualified doctors. 2) Fostering good medical practice. 3) Promoting high standards of medical education 4) Dealing firmly and fairly with doctors whose fitness to practise is in doubt.
- Last Updated
- 26/10/2016
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