[9][10] The former, published in 2016, sets the standards and guidance for the knowledge and skills required for non-medical healthcare professionals to deliver patient care.
[9] In this role, MacEwen, in an interview with The Times in February 2020, urged doctors to take responsibility in leading improvements in patient care and not "sit on their hands" and blame the government alone.
[15] In a speech at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in October 2021, she set out the GMC's vision on how they would help to improve doctors' wellbeing with a shift from "stepping in when things go wrong to fostering supportive environments that stop harm from happening in the first place".
[16] MacEwen oversaw the consultation on the review of Good Medical Practice, the main guidance document for UK doctors' standards, in 2022, which was updated in January 2024.
[3] Fellow of:[19] She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to ophthalmology and healthcare leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.