# Understanding regulatory approaches to telemedicine

> 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: [Europe Economics](/suppliers/europe-economics/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £39,015
- Tender value: £39,015
- Award date: 25 July 2017
- Published: 20 February 2018
- Contract start: 31 July 2017
- Contract end: 31 December 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 493a826c-5858-498d-9fb8-76da229721ee-200045
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-34392388-829f-40b8-a349-0bd3bb55c612

## Description

This research aims to understand how UK healthcare regulators \(e\.g\. the Care Quality Commission \(CQC\) and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency \(MHRA\)\) and regulators in overseas countries \(i\.e\. Canada, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand or European member states\) regulate doctors, other healthcare providers \(e\.g\. pharmacists\) and healthcare services, where the services are provided remotely\. That is, when the individual providing the service is in a different physical location to the patient receiving the service\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/493a826c-5858-498d-9fb8-76da229721ee-200045)