GMC regulates doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) across the UK; 185 Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) tribunals held in 2024; 67 doctors removed from register
Key Metric 1
Fitness to practise timeliness improved in 2024; disproportionality in employer referral rates between ethnic minority and white doctors narrowed from 0.28% (2016-20) to 0.19% (2018-22); Good medical practice updated version came into effect January 2024
Key Metric 2
Outreach teams spoke to doctors across UK on Good medical practice application; EDI targets update published October 2024; PSA (Professional Standards Authority) noted improvements in fitness to practise timeliness and praised updated Good medical practice; 60% of 2023-24 UK medical school intake are increasingly diverse
Key Metric 3
PSA review noted improvements in fitness to practise timeliness; reduction in disproportionality of fitness to practise referrals by employer; narrowing of attainment gap in specialty training for internationally qualified doctors; improved ethnic minority representation in GMC's own workforce