# How lifelong learning for doctors is valued, managed and supported in the UK

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by General Medical Council \(GMC\).

## Key facts

- Buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Community Research Ltd](/suppliers/community-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £40,000
- Award date: 23 November 2020
- Published: 20 January 2021
- Contract start: 30 November 2020
- Contract end: 31 December 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8caf86c5-47c6-41c2-8061-484d95b00bf5-407250
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ad8dae1-ab3d-4ca7-b31f-602c1a943b33

## Description

This research aims to help the General Medical Council to understand the way lifelong learning including Continuous Professional Development \(CPD\) for doctors in the UK is valued, managed and supported by those directly involved: employers of doctors; those who contract doctors' services and self-employed doctors\. We are interested in understanding the details of the processes used, for example to prioritise, provide access, and fund/commission lifelong learning for different groups of doctors across the UK\. We also would like to understand key stakeholders' perspectives on the value of lifelong learning and how well in their perspective the current situation works\. We would be interested in understanding whether anything in the UK has changed in the approach to lifelong learning as a result of the response to COVID-19\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8caf86c5-47c6-41c2-8061-484d95b00bf5-407250)