Medical leaders join forces to attack broken promise to reform GMC
Senior medical leaders have reacted with frustration to news that the Government will once again delay long-promised plans to reform the GMC. Legislation to reshape the GMC had been expected this year, but will now not take place until 2024-25. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has co-ordinated a letter to Health Secretary Steve Barclay, signed by representatives of […]...
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