PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Niall Dickson TI - Regulation in a changing healthcare landscape: the role of the General Medical Council AID - 10.7861/futurehosp.14.021 DP - 2014 Oct 01 TA - Future Hospital Journal PG - 80--83 VI - 1 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/1/2/80.short 4100 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/1/2/80.full SO - Future Hosp J2014 Oct 01; 1 AB - The healthcare sector is on the cusp of a major change in the availability of data on how institutions, teams and individuals are performing, driven by technology and by changes in how the healthcare professions are viewed by wider society. With the introduction of revalidation, the relationship of the General Medical Council (GMC) with doctors is already changing. The challenge for the GMC in the coming years will be to help ensure patient safety and improve standards, working closely with the profession, employers, educators and patient groups.