The General Medical Council allocates all doctors a GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER on their first contact with the General Medical Council.
Note - when a doctor is registered to practise medicine in the United Kingdom, their details will appear on the "General Medical Council List of Registered Medical Practitioners" (LRMP). For further information on doctor registration, see the General Medical Council website.
GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER FORMAT
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GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-9 | General Medical Council | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS and CONSULTANTS in the UK | GMC | The General Medical Council is a Regulatory Body - all doctors receive a GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER on their first contact with the General Medical Council. |
This attribute is also known by these names:
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formerly | GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL NUMBER |
plural | GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBERS |