In our latest blog, Joan Simeon, Kiri Rikihana, Richard Tankersley, Jane Dancer at The Medical Council of New Zealand, discusses the role of healthcare practitioners, and regulators in addressing health inequities in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and how the practice of cultural safety can improve patient outcomes.

We publish our statement on the Government's response to the update on implementing measures raised by the Paterson inquiry

In this blog, Jacob Lant, Head of Policy, Public Affairs, Research and Insight at Healthwatch England, explains how the healthcare system can use complaint processes to address inequalities in healthcare and how this can help us understand the demographic of those who are not complaining to learn about those who are receiving poorer outcomes.

We have published our first periodic review report under our new performance review process - it is for the GDC - find out more about how the GDC is meeting our Standards of Good Regulation

We have published our latest performance review report for the General Medical Council

Today we launch our consultation on our three-year strategic plan. We want to hear what our stakeholders think about our proposed plan and to get their views. This is a new approach for us, and in this blog, we look at some of the external factors which have prompted us to change the way we develop a strategy for our organisation.

We have just launched our first consultation on our strategic plan. The plan sets out our priorities for the next three years and will run from 2023-2026. This new approach will allow us to consider the views of stakeholders and enable us to set clearer, longer-term aims against which we will monitor progress and achievements.

In this joint blog with BASRaT - we reflect on how we have now started to make accreditation decisions using our new 'public interest' test. This allows us to look at the benefits of therapies offered by registrants and decide if they outweigh the risks. It also contributes to our decision about whether to award or renew accreditation.

In this blog, our board member, Antony Townsend, summarises his time and contribution as a member of the Authority's Board and how the Authority has played its role within regulation in the Health and Care sector over the years.

We have launched a consultation looking at whether in future, Accredited Registers should include access criminal records checks as part of their registration processes