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Trusts to handle minor complaints against doctors, says GMC
BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7510.178 (Published 21 July 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:178
- Zosia Kmietowicz
- London
Complaints about doctors that do not involve any suggestion that the doctor is not fit to practise are to be handled by NHS employers rather than the General Medical Council, the council agreed last week. Also, any doctors being investigated for minor complaints will no longer have their name removed from the GMC's online database, as has happened in the past.
The changes to the GMC's complaints procedures aim to speed up the investigation of minor complaints and to reduce anxiety for doctors.
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