GMC defends its handling of antisemitism complaints after being accused of not doing enough

GMC

By Daniel Pye

The General Medical Council has pushed back on accusations it is not doing enough to investigate cases of alleged antisemitism.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) accused the regulator of failing in its duty, claiming “real action has been taken” in only six cases between 7 October 2023 and 31 January 2026.

This is despite the regulator receiving hundreds more complaints in recent years, the CAA said. It accused the GMC of “sweeping antisemitism under the carpet”.

According to the FOI, the six cases highlighted by the CAA resulted in two doctors being struck off, three receiving warnings and one agreeing to an “undertaking”.

However in its response, the GMC said between October 2023 and September 2026 approximately 19.5% of doctors had received regulatory action after an antisemitism complaint.

In total the regulator received more than 780 complaints related to antisemitism involving about 170 doctors, and regulatory action had been taken in 37 complaints which involved around 30 doctors. That included the two doctors who were struck off.