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Complaints against UK doctors rise 50%
BMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7284.448/b (Published 24 February 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:448- Zosia Kmietowicz
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Complaints against doctors in the United Kingdom rose by 50
last year, said the General Medical Council. The figures were released as the GMC completed its blueprint for a proposed restructuring that it hopes will help to restore public confidence in the profession. The GMC received 4470 complaints last year, compared with 3000 in 1999.
A GMC spokesperson said that the rise may have …
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