Buyer Name: General Medical Council (GMC)
Buyer Address: 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, UKD33, M3 3AW, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Gordon Duffus
Contact Email: gmctenders@gmc-uk.org
Contact Telephone: 0161 923 6632
Buyer Name: General Medical Council (GMC)
Buyer Address: 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, UKD33, M3 3AW, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Gordon Duffus
Contact Email: gmctenders@gmc-uk.org
Contact Telephone: 0161 923 6632
The research aims to explain why there has been a recent increase in doctors joining the medical register, particularly with respect to those joining via passing the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test (PLAB), who then apparently never actually work in the United Kingdom before leaving the medical register.
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Document Description: Annex A Migrating doctors questionnaire
Document Description: Research code of ethics
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