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Press Release: Letter from Harry Cayton, Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority

22 January 2014

Harry Cayton, Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority, has written a letter to the Daily Telegraph today, in response to a misleading article regarding the PSA’s audit of the GMC’s fitness to practise procedures.

Web News: GMC hosts conference on medical professionalism: watch and join the debate

11 December 2013

We’re hosting a conference called ‘Medical Professionalism: whose job is it anyway?’ in Manchester on 12 December.

Press Release: GMC freezes annual retention fees

10 December 2013

The GMC has frozen its annual retention fees for 2014/15.

Web News: Essential maintenance to our web services this Thursday evening

06 December 2013

Advanced notice that some web services will be unavailable for a short time.

Press Release: Doctors in training speak out on undermining and patient safety

05 December 2013

Nearly one in five doctors in training has witnessed someone being bullied in their current post, and more than one in four has experienced undermining behaviour themselves, according to a major survey from the General Medical Council.

Press Release: 25,000 doctors have their licences renewed in first year of checks

03 December 2013

In its first year of operation the new system of checks for doctors practising in the UK has seen nearly 25,000 doctors have their licence revalidated.

GMC Statement: GMC statement on Government response to the Francis Report

19 November 2013

Commenting on the Secretary of State’s formal response to the Francis Report, Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said:

Press Release: GMC welcomes new rules on the movement of doctors across Europe

15 November 2013

New rules on the movement of health professionals across Europe are a major improvement in patient safety, according to the General Medical Council (GMC).

GMC Statement: Responding to the final report from Professor David Greenaway’s Shape of Training Review, GMC Chair Professor Sir Peter Rubin said:

29 October 2013

‘We warmly welcome the final report from Professor David Greenaway’s Shape of Training review.