GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER
The General Medical Council allocates all doctors a GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER on their first contact with the General Medical Council.
Description
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
| Practitioner Code Type | Character Position | Allocated By | Allocated To | Known As | Notes | ||||||
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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. | 
Also Known As
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias | 
|---|---|
| Formerly | GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL NUMBER | 
| Plural | GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBERS | 
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used | 
|---|---|---|
| Class | CARE PROFESSIONAL | has an attribute GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER of type GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Class | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | has an attribute GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER of type GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Data Element | CONSULTANT CODE | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Attribute | CONSULTANT CODE | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Attribute | DOCTOR INDEX NUMBER | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Attribute | GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL REGISTRATION NUMBER | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Attribute | GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Class | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Data Element | GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER (SPECIFIED) | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Class | GENERAL PRACTITIONER | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Supporting Information | Organisation Data Service Default Codes | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Attribute | PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ENTRY IDENTIFIER | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER | 
| Data Element | REFERRER CODE | references in description GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REFERENCE NUMBER |