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GMC Remediation · Fitness to Practice · CPD UK Accredited & Certified

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GMC remediation courses for Doctors facing complaints, fitness to practice investigations and hearings

CPD-Accredited, self-paced online courses for UK Doctors working through insight, reflection and remediation — from a first letter from the GMC through to an MPTS tribunal. Every course is certified by The CPD Certification Service and issues a CPD certificate on completion.

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At a glance

Who it is for
Doctors facing a GMC complaint, investigation, interim order or MPTS hearing
Bodies covered
The GMC, which investigates, and the MPTS, which decides
Accreditation
Certified by The CPD Certification Service, Provider No. 13197
Access
Immediate, online, at your own pace
On completion
CPD certificate for your response or portfolio
Price
From £49 per course
6 years of providing ethics, probity and professionalism courses
1,000+ healthcare professionals trained by us
28 courses each certified by The CPD Certification Service

GMC Investigation Guidance

Which GMC remediation courses should you take?

The Core GMC Remediation Set applies to every case, whatever the allegation. Select the type of concern the GMC has raised and you will see those eight courses again alongside the ones that address your concern directly.

Core GMC Remediation Set

Recommended for every GMC case, whatever the allegation. These cover insight, remediation and risk of repetition — the three things the GMC assesses at case examiner and panel stage.

Recommended for every case · 8 courses CPD-Accredited
Module on Insight 1.5 CPD hours/points Add Module on Insight to basket
Module on Reflection 1.5 CPD hours/points Add Module on Reflection to basket
Module on Remediation 1.5 CPD hours/points Add Module on Remediation to basket
How to Ensure a similar Mistake or Misconduct will not be repeated in Future 2.0 CPD hours/points Add How to Ensure a similar Mistake or Misconduct will not be repeated in Future to basket
Fitness To Practice For Healthcare Professionals 2.0 CPD hours/points Add Fitness To Practice For Healthcare Professionals to basket
Rebuilding Trust of Patients, Public, and Healthcare Regulator 2.0 CPD hours/points Add Rebuilding Trust of Patients, Public, and Healthcare Regulator to basket
Ethics and Ethical Standards for Doctors 2.0 CPD hours/points Add Ethics and Ethical Standards for Doctors to basket
Professionalism and Professional Standards for Doctors 2.0 CPD hours/points Add Professionalism and Professional Standards for Doctors to basket

Select a course name to read more, or the + to add it to your basket.

Select the concern the GMC has raised

Choose the heading that best matches the wording in your letter. The courses below change to match it.

Ethics & Ethical Conduct Professionalism, Conduct & Attitude Probity, Honesty & Financial Integrity Professional Boundaries & Relationships Clinical Practice, Competence & Patient Safety Fitness to Practice

GMC Ethics & Ethical Conduct Investigation

If the GMC has raised concerns about your ethical decision-making, consent, dignity, candour or moral conduct, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 18 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 10related areas that often arise alongside this concern

GMC Professionalism, Conduct & Attitude Investigation

If the GMC has raised concerns about your attitude towards patients or colleagues, behaviour, incivility, teamwork or communication, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 19 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 9related areas that often arise alongside this concern

GMC Probity, Honesty & Financial Integrity Investigation

If the GMC has raised concerns about dishonesty, falsified records or timesheets, qualifications, expenses, theft or misleading an employer or the regulator, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 18 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 10related areas that often arise alongside this concern

GMC Professional Boundaries & Relationships Investigation

If the GMC has raised concerns about inappropriate relationships, dual roles, gifts, online contact or chaperoning, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 18 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 10related areas that often arise alongside this concern

GMC Clinical Practice, Competence & Patient Safety Investigation

If the GMC has raised concerns about clinical errors, medication or prescribing incidents, failure to escalate, record-keeping or patient safety, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 19 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 9related areas that often arise alongside this concern

GMC Fitness to Practice Investigation — General

If you do not yet know how the GMC has categorised the allegation, or you face concerns spanning several areas, start here. This is the broadest cross-section of our CPD-Accredited catalogue.

Primary recommended courses 18 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 10related areas that often arise alongside this concern

All 28 CPD-Accredited GMC courses

Every course is certified by The CPD Certification Service, awards CPD hours/points, and issues a CPD certificate on completion. Each one appears as a core or primary recommendation under at least one concern type.

Bulk buy offer Any 10 courses for £500 Courses on this page are £49 to £79 each. If you are building a remediation portfolio, any ten of them are £500. See the offer

£792.0 CPD hours/points

Ethics and Ethical Standards for Doctors

Helps you understand what Good medical practice expects of you, where the concern is about your judgement, honesty, or conduct towards patients. Supports you in handling it openly and writing the reflection a case examiner or tribunal will read.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Professionalism and Professional Standards for Doctors

Helps you see where your conduct, attitude, or behaviour towards patients and colleagues fell short of professional standards, and why that matters to the GMC. Supports you in building the insight and reflection that go into a remediation response.

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£491.5 CPD hours/points

Module on Insight

Insight is assessed in every GMC case, whatever the allegation. Helps you understand what a case examiner or tribunal actually means by it, shows you how to demonstrate insight rather than assert it, and supports you in putting it in writing before a hearing.

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£491.5 CPD hours/points

Module on Reflection

Helps you write reflection that holds up to scrutiny from a case examiner or tribunal, analysing what happened rather than simply describing it. Supports you through the difficult feelings that get in the way, which is why most people find this harder than they expect.

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£491.5 CPD hours/points

Module on Remediation

Supports you in building a remediation plan around the concerns actually raised, rather than assembling a stack of certificates. Shows you how to record what you have changed and present that evidence to the GMC.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Fitness To Practice For Healthcare Professionals

Walks you through the process you are in: what fitness to practice means, why cases are opened, what happens at each stage, and what to expect if it reaches a tribunal. A sensible first course if the letter you received is the first you have heard of any of this.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Ethics for Healthcare Professionals

Helps you look honestly at a decision you made and why you made it, where that is what the concern turns on. Takes you through the situations that most often lead to referrals and supports you in showing what has since changed.

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£992.5 CPD hours/points

Medical Ethics Course

A longer course for cases where several concerns have been raised at once, or where the allegations are serious. Helps you work through difficult decisions in clinical practice and supports you in rebuilding trust with your regulator.

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£992.5 CPD hours/points

Professional Ethics Course

For cases where your honesty, integrity, or accountability in day-to-day practice has been questioned. Helps you see how these lapses usually happen and what they mean for patients and colleagues, and supports you in responding credibly during an investigation.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Professionalism for Healthcare Professionals

Some concerns do not fall neatly into one category. Reminds you what professional behaviour requires under real pressure, including fatigue and burnout, and helps you reflect on a lapse in a way a tribunal will find credible.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Probity for Healthcare Professionals

If your letter uses the word probity, start here. Helps you understand what honesty and integrity mean in records, declarations, and money, and supports you in rebuilding trust through a documented remediation plan.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Financial Integrity For Healthcare Professionals

For cases involving money — claims, declarations, undisclosed interests, or financial conduct that has been questioned. Helps you understand how these cases arise and what they mean for your registration, and supports you in responding.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Professional Boundaries For Clinicians

Boundary cases are among the most serious the GMC investigates. Helps you see where the lines sit and how they are crossed gradually, often without intent, and supports you in putting credible remediation together.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Ethical Boundaries with Patients and Colleagues

For a relationship that became too close, contact outside work, or gifts. Reminds you of the warning signs and why these cases are treated so seriously, and helps you show insight and accountability afterwards.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Professionalism & Boundaries in Use of Social Media

Something posted, shared, or messaged online can lead to a referral as readily as anything in the consulting room. Helps you understand where the line falls on patient contact, confidentiality, and public comment, and supports you in showing your conduct has changed.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Privacy, Consent, And Chaperone In Healthcare Practice

Consent is among the most common causes of referral. Reminds you what valid consent requires, how it should be recorded, and when a chaperone should be offered, and helps you reflect on a case where any of it was questioned.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Ensuring Confidentiality in Healthcare Practice

A conversation overheard, records accessed, or something shared that should not have been. Helps you understand when disclosure is lawful and how breaches usually happen, and supports you in remediating one.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Duty of Candour in Healthcare Practice

Being open after something goes wrong is a duty, not a courtesy. Reminds you what you must tell a patient and when, helps you apologise properly without admitting liability, and explains why the GMC treats failures of candour so seriously.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

How to Deal with a Complaint or Investigation

Takes you through being investigated: what happens, in what order, and what is expected of you at each stage through to a hearing. Helps you respond well, build your evidence, and manage the strain of it.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

How to Avoid a Complaint or Investigation

Helps you recognise the situations that most often lead to complaints, and head them off — communication, boundaries, records, and honesty. Useful to you as remediation evidence, and as ordinary CPD if you have had a near miss.

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In short

What are GMC remediation courses?

GMC remediation courses are CPD-accredited courses taken by a doctor to evidence insight, reflection and remediation in response to a concern raised with the General Medical Council. They are not a GMC product and no regulator approves them: what they provide is independent certification and a dated record that you acted, and when.

This page carries 28 such courses, £49 to £99 each, every one certified by The CPD Certification Service under Provider No. 13197 and aligned to Good medical practice. Eight form a Core Set that applies to any allegation; the rest are grouped by the type of concern raised. Each awards 1.5 to 2.5 CPD hours/points and issues a certificate on completion.

No course decides a GMC case and no provider can promise an outcome. What matters here is who reads it: the GMC investigates and presents the case, but the MPTS hears it and decides. The evidence you build during the investigation is read later by people who were not part of it.

Before you write anything

Who decides your case — the GMC or the MPTS?

They are not the same body, and they do not do the same job. Knowing which one you are dealing with, and at which stage, changes what you should be writing and when.

The GMC investigates

The General Medical Council registers and licenses doctors, receives concerns, investigates them, and decides whether a case should be referred onwards. In tribunal terms it presents the case rather than decides it.

The MPTS decides

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service runs the hearing and makes the decision. It took over adjudication on 11 June 2012, is chaired by a judicial figure accountable to Parliament, and became a statutory committee of the GMC by amendment to the Medical Act 1983 on 31 December 2015. Its hearing centre is in Manchester.

Why the split matters to you

Investigation and adjudication were deliberately separated, following a recommendation of the Shipman Inquiry, so that the body bringing the case is not the body deciding it. Practically: the evidence you build during the GMC’s investigation is read later by people who were not part of it. What you write early is what a tribunal sees.

Interim orders come earlier than most expect

A tribunal can restrict or suspend your registration before any of the facts are decided, where that is considered necessary to protect the public or is in your own interests. It is protective rather than punitive and is not a finding against you — but it usually arrives with a short deadline. Contact your medical defence organisation the same day.

What does not change

At every stage the same three things are weighed: insight into what happened, reflection set down in your own words, and remediation you can evidence. That is what the Core Set below is built around.

What a course cannot do

No course decides a GMC case, and no provider can promise an outcome. What a dated certificate from an external provider can do is evidence that you acted, and when.

GMC Investigations

Supporting Doctors through GMC proceedings

Courses
28, all CPD-certified
Price
£49 to £99 per course
CPD per course
1.5 to 2.5 hours/points
Core set
8 courses, 14.5 CPD hours
Aligned with
Good medical practice
Certificate
Issued on completion, downloadable
Accreditation
The CPD Certification Service, Provider No. 13197
Format
Online, self-paced, instant access

Facing an investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) can be one of the most professionally challenging experiences of a Doctor's career. Whether you are subject to a fitness to practice inquiry, a complaint about your conduct, or concerns raised about your professional standards, demonstrating active engagement with remediation and professional development is a critical part of your response.

Our courses are purpose-built to help UK Doctors respond effectively to GMC concerns. Each course is directly aligned with the GMC's Good medical practice and its supporting guidance, providing documented evidence of your commitment to professional learning. The regulator publishes its own guidance on the General Medical Council website. Taking proactive steps to address the concerns raised — through structured CPD, reflective practice and demonstrable behaviour change — is consistently highlighted by GMC case examiners and MPTS tribunals as evidence of positive insight and genuine remediation.

All courses are CPD-Accredited and certified by The CPD Certification Service (CPD UK). Each course awards CPD hours/points and issues a CPD certificate on completion, which you can include in a remediation portfolio, in a written response to the GMC, or in your revalidation records alongside your own reflection.

Why These Courses

Why CPD-Accredited courses matter for GMC remediation

The GMC expects Doctors to demonstrate genuine insight and measurable professional development. Accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is one of the clearest ways to show you have taken your obligations seriously.

Built to support your response

Every course is independently assessed and certified by The CPD Certification Service. The certificate, together with the reflection you write from it, is suitable for inclusion in a remediation portfolio or a written response to the GMC.

Immediately available

Access your course the moment you enrol. No waiting, no scheduling — useful when you need to demonstrate prompt action to the GMC or your indemnity provider.

Aligned to Good medical practice

Every course is aligned with Good medical practice, addressing the standards most commonly cited in GMC referrals, fitness to practice proceedings and revalidation portfolios.

The kind of CPD advisers ask for

Indemnity providers and regulatory solicitors routinely advise Doctors facing GMC proceedings to undertake structured, certified CPD as part of a remediation plan. We receive recommendations from them, which is not the same as formal endorsement by any organisation.

Certificate on completion

Receive a formal, verifiable certificate for each course completed, to include in a remediation portfolio alongside your own reflection, or to share with your solicitor or indemnity provider.

Expert-developed content

Courses are developed by UK healthcare ethics and regulatory specialists with direct knowledge of GMC standards, Good medical practice, fitness to practice expectations and remediation best practice.

Life does not always go according to plan.We are here to help…

Author and course facilitator

Dr Shehzad Iqbal, course facilitator at Probity & Ethics

Dr Shehzad Iqbal

Course facilitator and author, Probity & Ethics

Dr Iqbal has designed and delivered ethics, probity and professionalism training for UK healthcare professionals since 2020, working with Doctors of all nine UK healthcare regulators, online and face to face. He combines clinical practice with formal postgraduate training in healthcare law and ethics.

MBBS · MRCS · MRCGP · Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Law and Ethics, University of Dundee

Written and reviewed by Dr Shehzad Iqbal. Last reviewed .

Key terms

What the GMC means by insight, reflection and remediation

Four terms recur throughout GMC correspondence. They are not interchangeable, and being clear about which one a letter is asking for makes a practical difference to how you respond.

Fitness to practice
Having the skills, knowledge, character and health to practise your profession safely and effectively. The GMC opens a fitness to practice investigation when a concern suggests that one of those may be in question. It is a question about current and future safety, not only about what happened.
Insight
Understanding what went wrong, why it happened, and the effect it had on patients, colleagues and public confidence in the profession. Insight is assessed at almost every stage, whatever the allegation, and it is the element most often described as lacking.
Reflection
Setting that understanding down honestly and in your own words, including what you would do differently and what you have already changed. Reflection is the written record of insight, which is why the two are so often confused.
Remediation
The concrete steps taken so that the same thing does not happen again — training, supervision, changes to how you work — together with evidence that they happened. Insight without remediation is an account; remediation without insight is a certificate.

These descriptions are our summary of how the terms are used in regulatory practice. They are not quotations from the General Medical Council, and they are not legal advice. Your defence organisation or solicitor should advise on your own case.

FAQs

GMC remediation courses: frequently asked questions

Answers to the most common questions from Doctors facing GMC proceedings.

Will completing these courses help my GMC case?

Yes. Completing accredited CPD relevant to the concerns raised is one of the most effective steps you can take. GMC case examiners and MPTS tribunals look for evidence of genuine insight, remediation and proactive professional development. A certificate from The CPD Certification Service shows structured, documented learning, and gives your written reflection something concrete to build on. How much weight it carries depends on the circumstances of your case, and no course can guarantee an outcome.

Does the GMC approve or accept these courses?

The GMC does not approve, accredit or endorse courses from any provider, including us, and does not keep an approved list. What our courses give you is independent certification by The CPD Certification Service and a CPD certificate recording what you studied and when. You can include that in a remediation portfolio, a written response, or your revalidation records — and it is the reflection you attach to it that carries the weight.

How quickly can I access a course after purchasing?

Immediately. Access is granted as soon as your payment is confirmed — no waiting period and no scheduling required. If you are facing an imminent GMC deadline or hearing, you can begin your course and obtain a certificate the same day.

How long do I have access, and can I retake a course?

Twelve months from the date of purchase. The course sits in your account for that whole period, and you can return to it as often as you like, including after you have completed it and downloaded your certificate. Rereading the material costs nothing.

A certificate carries the date you completed the course. If you need one with a current date on it, that means completing the course again, which means buying it again. A repeat purchase of an online course made within your twelve months is charged at half the course fee; once the twelve months have ended it is charged at the full fee. Face-to-face courses are charged at the full fee whenever they are repeated.

Which courses should I choose for my specific GMC investigation?

Start with the Core GMC Remediation Set. These eight courses cover insight, reflection, remediation and rebuilding trust, and are relevant to every case whatever the allegation.

Then use the concern selector to add courses that address your specific issue: ethics and ethical conduct; professionalism, conduct and attitude; probity, honesty and financial integrity; professional boundaries and relationships; or clinical practice, competence and patient safety. If you do not yet know how the GMC has categorised your case, choose Fitness to Practice, or contact us for personalised guidance.

How many CPD hours or points does each course award?

Most courses award 2 CPD hours/points. The three short modules — Insight, Reflection and Remediation — award 1.5 CPD hours/points each. The Medical Ethics Course and the Professional Ethics Course award 2.5 CPD hours/points each. The Core GMC Remediation Set totals 14.5 CPD hours/points across its eight courses.

Do the courses support my GMC revalidation?

Yes. All courses award verifiable CPD hours/points certified by The CPD Certification Service (CPD UK). Continuing professional development is one of the six types of supporting information the GMC expects you to collect and reflect on at your annual appraisal, so the certificate and your written reflection on it can go straight into your appraisal portfolio ahead of five-yearly revalidation.

I have received a GMC notification of referral — what should I do first?

Contact your indemnity provider or a specialist healthcare regulatory solicitor immediately. Alongside legal advice, begin demonstrating proactive remediation by enrolling in courses relevant to the concerns raised. Early action signals insight and genuine willingness to improve — both factors the GMC weighs heavily in case examination and tribunal hearings.

Can I purchase courses for a colleague or member of my team?

Yes. Clinical directors, responsible officers and medical education teams can purchase courses on behalf of Doctors. Please see our bulk buy offer or contact us for team and group enrolment options, especially if several Doctors need to complete the same course as part of a team-wide remediation programme.

Are these courses suitable if I am not currently under GMC investigation?

Yes. Many Doctors take these courses as part of their proactive CPD, revalidation preparation or appraisal evidence, to deepen their understanding of the standards set out in Good medical practice, or to strengthen areas of practice they feel less confident about. Completing ethics and professionalism CPD is good practice for all Doctors, regardless of regulatory proceedings.

Official guidance

Read the GMC’s own guidance

If you are facing a concern, read the source material directly as well as anything written about it.

What the GMC itself weighs. Its published decision guidance — the guidance its own decision makers apply — lists among the relevant factors how the Doctor has responded, including “evidence of insight and remediation”, and, where relevant, whether the Doctor has kept their knowledge and skills up to date. That is taken into account from the earliest stage, when the GMC decides whether to open an investigation at all.

Read it on gmc-uk.org ↗

Good medical practice

The professional standards expected of every Doctor

In effect since 30 January 2024. Domain 4 covers trust and professionalism.

gmc-uk.org ↗ If a concern is raised

Information for Doctors under investigation

The GMC’s guidance for Doctors, stage by stage, including how decisions are made.

gmc-uk.org ↗ The process

Fitness to practise explained

What the process is for, the principles the GMC follows, and the support it offers.

gmc-uk.org ↗ Revalidation

Revalidation for Doctors

Including the supporting information you must collect and reflect on at annual appraisal.

gmc-uk.org ↗

Probity & Ethics is an independent CPD provider. We are not affiliated with, accredited by, or endorsed by the General Medical Council, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, or any other healthcare regulator.

Go deeper

Our guides to the GMC process

The courses evidence your remediation. These guides explain the process around them, in more depth than this page allows.

Guide

GMC conditions of practice

What conditions require, how they are reviewed, and how to evidence compliance.

www.probityandethics.com ↗ Guide

GMC dishonesty investigations

Why these cases are harder to defend, and what remediation has to address.

www.probityandethics.com ↗ Guide

GMC restoration after erasure

What a restoration application requires, and the evidence built over the erasure period.

www.probityandethics.com ↗ Guide

GMC revalidation

How appraisal and supporting information work, and where CPD certificates fit.

www.probityandethics.com ↗

Other Regulators

Remediation courses for other healthcare regulators

We run equivalent CPD-Accredited remediation courses for professionals regulated by other UK healthcare bodies.

Prefer a live course, or booking for a team? The same material runs as facilitated day courses via video link. Doctors can book a place on a scheduled date — see Face-to-Face Courses, £499 or £449 inside the Bulk Buy bundle. Organisations can arrange a session for their staff — see courses for healthcare organisations.

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