The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent regulator of doctors in the UK. They are an independent organisation that helps to protect patients and improve medical education and practice across the UK.

They decide which doctors are qualified to work here and they oversee UK medical education and training.

They set the standards that doctors need to follow, and make sure that they continue to meet these standards throughout their careers.

They take action to prevent a doctor from putting the safety of patients, or the public's confidence in doctors, at risk.
Every patient should receive a high standard of care. Their role is to help achieve that by working closely with doctors, their employers and patients, to make sure that the trust patients have in their doctors is fully justified.

They are committed to protecting patients. They promote good medical practice and high standards of medical education and training.

They register and license doctors to practise medicine in the UK to make sure that all doctors have the right knowledge, skills and experience to provide safe, high quality care to patients. Where any doctor fails to meet their standards, they act to protect future patients from harm.

They are a registered charity in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750).

They help to protect patients and improve medical education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and doctors. They support them in achieving and exceeding those standards, and take action when they are not met.