Down with ... the general medical council.

First part in a three-part debate series in which some of our best-known institutions are put to the test. This part features the General Medical Council. Given the recent Harold Shipman story, is the GMC doing its job to protect the public from medical misshaps? Leading health lawyer Ann Alexander takes a critical position while president of the GMC, Sir Graeme Catto, attempts a defence. The subject is then opened up to a forum of experts.