Legal consequences In Good Medical Practice [4], the GMC state:

(59) You must not unfairly discriminate against patients or colleagues by allowing your personal views* to affect your professional relationships or the treatment you provide or arrange.

* This includes your views about a patient’s or colleague’s lifestyle, culture or their social or economic status, as well as the characteristics protected by legislation: age, disability, gender reassignment, race, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

You should therefore exercise sound judgment when posting online and avoid making racist, sexist or homophobic comments, or harass or bully someone by inappropriately using social media. Equality, diversity and harassment Home Content Glossary Help Back Next