Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60723

Doctors: Health

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

LabourBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the General Medical Council on ensuring that doctors who are unwell seek professional help for their condition, in the context of the General Medical Council's deci

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government has committed to bringing forward legislation to modernise the regulation of doctors in the United Kingdom by the General Medical Council (GMC) in this Parliament. Government officials are working closely with the GMC and other stakeholders...

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