Get to know Good medical practice 2024 (GMC)

Summary

Good medical practice has been updated. It sets out the standards of patient care and professional behaviour expected of all doctors in the UK, across all specialties, career stages and sectors.

These standards will also apply to physician associates and anaesthesia associates in the future, once they’re regulated by the General Medical Council (GMC).

It’s important to familiarise yourself with the updated standards before they come into effect on 30 January 2024.

Content

Five key updates

The standards focus on behaviours and values which support good team work, make everyone feel safe to speak up, and empower doctors to provide quality care. In particular, we've updated five key areas of Good medical practice to help you to:

• create respectful, fair and compassionate workplaces for colleagues and patients
• promote patient centred care
• tackle discrimination
• champion fair and inclusive leadership
• support continuity of care and safe delegation.

Read Good medical practice in full via the link below.