Regulators must protect conscience, not punish it.
Since October 2023, Gaza’s healthcare system has been systematically targeted. According to the WHO, over 1,400 healthcare workers have been killed, nearly all major hospitals have been destroyed or disabled, and multiple ambulances have been targeted. At the same time, UK healthcare workers who express solidarity or raise concerns are facing suspensions, investigations, or reputational attacks. Meanwhile, the GMC has remained silent on the mass targeting of healthcare workers and has not addressed potential complicity by UK-registered doctors serving in the IDF.
This letter campaign calls on the General Medical Council (GMC) to act fairly and transparently. We are asking it to:
Protect doctors who speak out against mass human rights violations
Prevent misuse of complaints to silence moral or political expression
Investigate possible complicity by UK-registered doctors in violations of international law
The GMC cannot claim neutrality while ignoring systematic abuses or punishing lawful conscience. Its role is to regulate fairly, act independently, and uphold the values that give the profession its public trust.