Concerns about doctors

The General Medical Council (GMC) regulates doctors in the United Kingdom (UK). We register doctors to practise in the UK and have the powers to either issue a warning to a doctor, remove the doctor from the register, suspend or place conditions on a doctor's registration. Complaints and the role of the GMC Read information on the GMC's role in dealing with complaints – what do we do, what don't we do. View the Complaints and the role of the GMC page. Making a complaint Read information about how to make a complaint. See our Making a complaint section. Doctors under investigation This section is for doctors who have been referred to the GMC, and includes advice on our procedures. View our Doctors under investigation section. Employers information The GMC has published guidance for employers relating to doctors under investigation and going through our Fitness to Practise procedures. View our information for employers. The investigation process This section explains our procedures after a complaint comes in, throughout our investigation – and when we decide to conclude an investigation with a Warning. See our investigation process section. Hearings and decisions The hearings and decisions section explains about our Adjudication process – that is, when a doctor appears before the GMC to answer allegations. You can also find out about Interim Order Panels, and search for results of GMC Fitness to Practise hearings. See the Hearings and decisions section. Legal framework for Fitness to Practise procedures The legal framework for our Fitness to Practise procedures is set out in Medical Act 1983 and the Fitness to Practise Rules 2004. You can view the legislation and supplementary information on the Legislation page in the About Us section of the website.