Most UK Doctors Lack Confidence in GMC, Survey Finds

Most UK Doctors Lack Confidence in GMC, Survey Finds

A majority of UK doctors lack confidence in the GMC’s ability to protect the public, with 82% backing a new regulator focused solely on doctors, according to a BMA survey. Medscape News UK

UK docs call for new regulator - Medical Republic

The British Medical Association is formally calling on the government to create a new medical register due to regulatory issues with the General Medical Council.

The head of the doctors' union is calling for a new independent regulator to oversee his members.

Professor Philip Banfield earned his medical degree at St George’s Hospital Medical School in Tooting. He will tell the British Medical Association's annual meeting later that the current one has become an "abject failure." He believes one organisation should oversee doctors and another handle other "medical professionals" to keep their roles clear.

BMA demands new medical regulator to replace 'failing' GMC

The BMA has called for the creation of a new medical regulator, warning that the GMC is failing to protect patients and support doctors.