Abstract
Medical council is the core component of health system governance and the regulatory body of
medical profession in many countries. In the case study of the medical councils in the United Kingdom,
New Zealand and South Africa, they have development and changes from time to time so as to protect,
promote and maintain the health and safety of the public and to keep the public trust and confidence. The
study is a qualitative and documentary research and aims to study the philosophy, conceptual framework
and the role of these medical councils as an organization regulating the medical profession, and to propose
the good governance to be applied to the Medical Council of Thailand as appropriate.
The results showed that Medical Councils of these countries have good governance mechanisms, especially,
the General Medical Council (GMC) in the UK which is the model of the Medical Council of Thailand.
The reform or changes of the these medical council have been developed with its aims of effective,
accountable with greater patient and public involvement and with faster, fairer and more transparent
procedures in making decisions on fitness to practice of alleged physicians.
