Doctor struck off due to lying
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Published on 10/21/2009
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Doctor struck off due to lying
It has been revealed that a top surgeon has been struck off after it was found he had lied on a patient’s record.
The medical negligence occurred after he failed to spot she had throat cancer, so as a result lied on her notes to cover his tracks.
A General Medical Council hearing found that the doctor got things “catastrophically wrong” when he lied and said he had sent her for MRI and CT scans.
The ear nose and throat consultant had treated hundreds of patients over the course of 20 years.
However, this mistake was to be his last, after he was forced to quit practicing for good.
The plot thickened, when the court heard how the doctor even wrote to the woman’s GP saying he had sent her for tests when he hadn’t.
The scam was only revealed five months later, after the patient, a heavy smoker, had seen the surgeon complaining of nose bleeds, paralysis of her left vocal cord and a sore throat, and her GP sent her back to see the specialist a second time.
She was eventually diagnosed with cancer, after an MRI scan revealed a large tumour in her throat.
The patient has since died.
The surgeon, of Llanfairpwll, was struck off the medical register for dishonesty in trying to cover up his mistake. The panel found an alarming 18 misconduct allegations against him.
The group stated that by striking him off the list was the only way to restore faith in the medical world and to ensure public health and safety.
The panel, which considered the case over seven days in Manchester, also found the doctor had been “dishonest” and made false and retrospective entries in the woman’s medical records which were “misleading.”
The surgeon’s barrister, John de Bono, urged the panel to allow him to keep his license rather than deprive the public of a good doctor, and said he wanted to be able to do locum work in future.
He said his client regretted what had happened, and said there was no doubt, in relation to his patient, that he’d got it “catastrophically wrong”.
Hundreds of testimonials were given to the panel which showed the doctor was held in high regard, several describing his expertise, clinical ability, integrity and honesty.
However, this plea was ignored by the panel, which commented: “There is no room in the profession for a dishonest doctor.”
The panel accepted the surgeon was working “under a great deal of pressure” in a team where there was conflict and little or no peer support.
However, the group said they “viewed the apparent conduct of some of your colleagues with concern”, but said that did not excuse his “significant and serious departure from the standards of honesty and probity expected”.
The doctor worked at his clinic since 1988, where he even set up a clinic for actors and singers who use their voices professionally.
A North Wales NHS Trust spokesperson said that he had retired due to the complaints and allegations in June 2008.
The medical negligence occurred after he failed to spot she had throat cancer, so as a result lied on her notes to cover his tracks.
A General Medical Council hearing found that the doctor got things “catastrophically wrong” when he lied and said he had sent her for MRI and CT scans.
The ear nose and throat consultant had treated hundreds of patients over the course of 20 years.
However, this mistake was to be his last, after he was forced to quit practicing for good.
The plot thickened, when the court heard how the doctor even wrote to the woman’s GP saying he had sent her for tests when he hadn’t.
The scam was only revealed five months later, after the patient, a heavy smoker, had seen the surgeon complaining of nose bleeds, paralysis of her left vocal cord and a sore throat, and her GP sent her back to see the specialist a second time.
She was eventually diagnosed with cancer, after an MRI scan revealed a large tumour in her throat.
The patient has since died.
The surgeon, of Llanfairpwll, was struck off the medical register for dishonesty in trying to cover up his mistake. The panel found an alarming 18 misconduct allegations against him.
The group stated that by striking him off the list was the only way to restore faith in the medical world and to ensure public health and safety.
The panel, which considered the case over seven days in Manchester, also found the doctor had been “dishonest” and made false and retrospective entries in the woman’s medical records which were “misleading.”
The surgeon’s barrister, John de Bono, urged the panel to allow him to keep his license rather than deprive the public of a good doctor, and said he wanted to be able to do locum work in future.
He said his client regretted what had happened, and said there was no doubt, in relation to his patient, that he’d got it “catastrophically wrong”.
Hundreds of testimonials were given to the panel which showed the doctor was held in high regard, several describing his expertise, clinical ability, integrity and honesty.
However, this plea was ignored by the panel, which commented: “There is no room in the profession for a dishonest doctor.”
The panel accepted the surgeon was working “under a great deal of pressure” in a team where there was conflict and little or no peer support.
However, the group said they “viewed the apparent conduct of some of your colleagues with concern”, but said that did not excuse his “significant and serious departure from the standards of honesty and probity expected”.
The doctor worked at his clinic since 1988, where he even set up a clinic for actors and singers who use their voices professionally.
A North Wales NHS Trust spokesperson said that he had retired due to the complaints and allegations in June 2008.