Gmc
Recommendations related to gmc
6
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (5)Accepted in Part (1)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 4 inquiries
Across 4 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
6 total
11
Accepted
Paterson Inquiry
Regulatory system patient safety priority
We recommend that the government should ensure that the current system of regulation and the collaboration of the regulators serves patient safety as the top priority, given the ineffectiveness of …
- The Department of Health and Social Care stated in April 2025 that professional regulators are members of the Joint Strategic Oversight Group (JSOG) to …
Department of Health and…
4
Accepted in Part
Paterson Inquiry
Reflection period for consent
We recommend that there should be a short period introduced into the process of patients giving consent for surgical procedures, to allow them time to reflect on their diagnosis and …
- The GMC revised its "Decision making and consent" guidance, effective 9 November 2020, which requires doctors to give patients time to consider information before …
GMC
IHRD-73
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
GMC Code in Employment Contracts
General Medical Council ('GMC') 'Good Medical Practice' Code requirements should be incorporated into contracts of employment for doctors.
- HSC Trusts reported that nursing director responsibilities for patient safety monitoring had been strengthened (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018). - …
HSC Trusts
19
Accepted
Morecambe Bay Investigation
Professional bodies review conduct of registrants
In light of the evidence we have heard during the Investigation, we consider that the professional regulatory bodies should review the findings of this Report in detail with a view …
- In July 2015, the government stated: "We accept this recommendation. Action is under way" and confirmed that the GMC and NMC had "reviewed the …
GMC
F152
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Medical training
Any organisation which in the course of a review, inspection or other performance of its duties, identifies concerns potentially relevant to the acceptability of training provided by a healthcare provider, …
- DHSC stated in April 2025 that the Education Quality Framework was refreshed in 2024 to provide multi-professional quality standards for clinical learning environments (DHSC/NHS …
Healthcare providers
F18
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Responsibility for setting standards
It is essential that professional bodies in which doctors and nurses have confidence are fully involved in the formulation of standards and in the means of measuring compliance.
- The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England stated in April 2025 that professional regulators are members of the Joint Strategic Oversight …
Department of Health and…