GP Suspended

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I don't understand why he's only been suspended - he's asked for a further 65 incidents to be taken into account so it's hardly a case of 'I didn't do it'. I understand that they will wait for a final ruling but when he's admitted to it, I just don't understand why they don't take an immediate stand - is the UK so desperate for GPs that ones like this will just end being relocated?

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Its happened in the past, seems to take forever for a GP, consultant to be struck off and stay that way ....

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Right from childhood I had a problem with getting swollen glands - very painful to swallow and usually needed antibiotics. When I was about 21, I had moved to Longbridge (where hubby worked) and had to see the GP for antibiotics - he told me to undress to the waist which I thought was a bit odd as I'd never been asked to do that before so they could feel my neck! Suffice to say, it wasn't my neck he felt. Being 21 and not sure what GPs should and shouldn't do, I went home and told hubby - he promptly marched down to that surgery and, apparently, all hell broke loose. That GP continued to practice there. Strange but in those days, you didn't question them or complain about them and it didn't occur to me to do that. Nowadays, I'm a bit more savvy

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Nothing but scum, it should be an immediate strike from the medical profession.

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You're so right - we give far too much credit to GPs, the same happened to me at the hospital - will 'never' happen again ....!

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Did you know (you probably do) that hospital doctors would actually write on women's medical chart (remember it used to hang at the end of your bed?) TUBE which told other doctors that with this patient, a Totally Unnecessary Breast Examination is possible. Oh to have the confidence I have now but back then

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NO - I didn't know that, you're right about confidence - boy, would they regret it today !!!

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Oh, they had all sorts of little phrases they'd write that were, in large, derogatory about the patient; I never understood why the nurses or female doctors didn't do anything about it all - they must have known.

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I can tell you for a fact - nurses are terrified of consultants !

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It's probably that chain of command thing. I was watching an episode of Air Crash Investigation and one crash happened simply because neither the first officer or that chap that sits behind them would tell the captain he was doing something wrong - out of deference for his position; that deference cost over 200 people their lives. Deference is fine but when a line is being crossed, deference should go out of the window