NMC post checker

What this checker looks for

The National Medical Commission issued its Guidelines on Ethical Advertising and Public Communication on 6 October 2026, under notice R-13014/01/2024-Ethics. They cover social media, Google, websites, WhatsApp and AI-made content. A doctor who breaks them can face anything from a warning to removal from the register.

The checker reads your text for the wording that causes most trouble: superiority claims like best or No. 1, guaranteed results, success rates and patient counts, testimonials, discounts and free offers, fear-based lines, and asking patients to come in. Each result shows the clause it comes from.

What it cannot see

Words are only part of a post. Check these yourself before publishing.

• No patient can be identified from a face, name, birthmark or record.
• A doctor's photo is not being used as publicity.
• An educational talk does not promote the doctor's employer.
• AI-made content is marked as AI, and no AI voice or image poses as a patient or doctor.
• A hospital post is not promoting one individual doctor.
• No followers, likes or reviews are bought, and nobody is paid per patient or per lead.

The quick test

Ask one question of every post. Does it teach, or does it sell? If it teaches or informs, it usually passes. If it sells, boasts or pressures, it usually doesn't. For anything you're unsure about, check with your State Medical Council or a lawyer.

Want the reasons? Read our guides on what doctors can and cannot post under the nmc rules and can doctors ask patients for google reviews.