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We will no longer be posting on Twitter/X as we’re focusing on platforms where we can engage more effectively with our audiences and provide information to support our registrants, patients, and the public. We’ll keep our account to stay up to date on key issues and to help…

We’re pleased to announce that Professor Pushpinder Mangat has been appointed as our new Medical Director and Director of Education and Standards. From his experiences as a registered doctor and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer in Wales, Push brings with him a wealth of…

Registration for physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) is open. To all PAs and AAs – we’re looking forward to welcoming you. If you’re on a voluntary register, you don’t need to apply until we invite you in January, but you can start preparing your…

Last year saw an increase in the number of doctors practicing in the UK, with more than two thirds of those joining the register having qualified abroad. This means that many doctors will not only be adjusting to UK practice, but also navigating a new life in a new country. We…

Today, we’ve published a report on the outcome of our public consultation on the proposed rules, standards and guidance that we’ll use to implement the regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). The report: - details the key changes we have made…

This week, we've written to leaders across the healthcare system about our preparations to regulate physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). This includes information about how we’ve worked with organisations representing patients, doctors, PAs, AAs,…

Trainers are being left ‘unable to cope’ – according to the @gmcuk #StateofMed report With an increase in medical students, overseas doctors and a real need for locally employed doctors to be offered development opportunities, it’s crucial that training pathways are protected…

🇬🇧 Today’s workforce report released by @gmcuk highlights how locally employed doctors are a rapidly growing part of the UK medical workforce. However, despite their essential role locally employed doctors are often undervalued: medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/ge… @theSAScollect

✍️The Association welcomes findings set out in the @gmcuk State of medical education and practice UK workforce report 2024 that warn that the UK risks wasting the talents of tens of thousands of overlooked and undervalued locally employed (LE) doctors Read our full statement🔗…

We're pleased to share the second in our annual series of #StateOfMed reports – Workforce. This focuses on the changing shape of the medical workforce across the UK. This year’s report shows that the medical register continues to grow, as does the diversity of the doctors on it.…

Today, we’re proudly paying tribute to our former chair, Dame Clare Marx. Dame Clare made history as the first woman to chair the GMC since we were established in 1858. Her visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to the healthcare profession has left a profound legacy.…

Over the coming weeks, we’re reminding all physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) that registration will open on 16 December 2024. PAs and AAs on the voluntary registers will be invited to apply for registration by the end of January 2025. We're…

Yesterday, we welcomed healthcare leaders to our first Dame Clare Marx memorial lecture. Dame Clare was an inspiration to all of us at the GMC, and it was wonderful to see so many people come together to reflect on her legacy. Attendees heard from Dr Amanda Brown who spoke…

In less than a month we will bring physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) into regulation – a milestone that will help strengthen patient safety and public trust in these professions. You can read our latest letter updating system leaders on progress on our…

We welcome the Department of Health and Social Care’s independent review into how physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) roles are deployed across the health system. It’s vital that we all work together to provide clarity and assurance for patients, doctors, PAs,…

This week, we’ve written to healthcare system leaders across the UK to provide a further update on our progress to bring physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) into regulation. You can read the open letter in full on our website - gmc-uk.org/news/news-arch……

After joining us a Marx Clinical Fellow, Dr Eliza Lewington-Gower was pleasantly surprised to be offered a mentor - something she had not had throughout her medical career. Inspired by her experienced as a mentee, she led the development of a comprehensive mentoring toolkit…