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Showing papers by "General Medical Council published in 2015"


Journal ArticleDOI
21 Apr 2015-BMJ
TL;DR: It is wrong to suggest that the General Medical Council’s position is unclear or that it is the council that is putting doctors in a difficult position.
Abstract: It is wrong to suggest that the General Medical Council’s position is unclear or that it is the council that is putting doctors in a difficult position.1 It is also wrong to imply that the council’s guidance has recently been altered. Our prescribing guidance, …

9 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
15 Jun 2015-BMJ
TL;DR: Dean writes about the General Medical Council’s role in the independent Shape of Training review, established by the four governments of the UK and supported by organisations including Health Education England, The Medical Schools Council, NHS Education Scotland, and The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
Abstract: Dean writes about the General Medical Council’s role in the independent Shape of Training review.1 The review was established by the four governments of the UK and was supported by organisations including Health Education England, The Medical Schools Council, NHS Education Scotland, and The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. The GMC’s role as the …

3 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
18 Feb 2015-BMJ
TL;DR: The General Medical Council takes the issue of conflicts of interests very seriously and has unambiguous guidance which sets out expectations—doctors must not allow any potential conflict to influence their practice and must always be open and honest with patients.
Abstract: The General Medical Council takes the issue of conflicts of interests very seriously.1 We have unambiguous guidance which sets out our expectations—doctors must not allow any potential conflict to influence their practice and must always be open and honest with patients.2 3 If a doctor fails to follow our guidance we can and do take action. Since 2006, 34 doctors have …