GP Licence

Summary

The requester asked for the number of practice hours required for a GP to maintain their license under GMC and Manx Care regulations. Manx Care refused to provide the information directly, citing that it is already reasonably accessible via external websites.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2025-10-20 and responded to on 2025-11-05.
• Manx Care determined the information was already reasonably accessible to the public.
• The authority directed the requester to the GMC website and the Isle of Man government health department website.
• No specific data regarding GP practice hours was disclosed in the response.
• The requester has the right to an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 2025-10-20
• 2025-11-05
• 5016999
• 23 October 2025
• section 20
• Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information reasonably accessible)

Original Request

How many hours does a GP have to practice to keep their license inline with the GMC and Manx Care regulations?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 5016999 23 October 2025

Dear

We write further to your request, received 20 October 2025, which states:

"How many hours does a GP have to practice to keep their license in line with the GMC and Manx Care regulations?"

Response

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee.
All of the information that you have requested is available from the following websites. https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/our-registers/a-guide-to-our- registers https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/health-and-social- care/professional-regulation/

Please quote the reference number 5016999 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely