© Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/07/2019. Manchester, UK. A model of a human ear, used to test doctors in the examination and diagnosis of ear conditions, is checked by the GMC's Paul Boden, ahead of the move. General Medical Council (GMC) staff prepare for the opening of the regulator's new test facility in central Manchester. The £2.5m clinical assessment centre in the city's Spinningfields district will assess the skills of overseas-trained doctors who want to work in the UK. Once it opens in early August, more than 1,000 doctors per month will undergo a series of practical tests to show they have the skills required for a licence to practise medicine in the UK. It will replace the GMC's existing test centre, which has a more limited capacity. Photo credit: Joel Goodman/LNP