The GMC sets standards of professional and ethical conduct that doctors in the UK are required to follow. The main guidance that the GMC provides for doctors is called Good Medical Practice. This outlines the standard of professional conduct that the public expects from its doctors and provides principles that underpin the GMC's fitness-to-practise decisions.
The General Medical Council (GMC) sets standards of professional and ethical conduct for doctors in the UK, with "Good Medical Practice" being their main guidance document outlining expected behavior from the public's perspective and serving as a basis for decisions regarding a doctor's fitness to practice.