Chhabra v West London Mental Health NHS: QBD 1 Jun 2012

The claimant, a consultant forensic psychiatrist sought to restrain the defendants from going ahead with disciplinary proceedings as to alleged breaches of patient confidentiality.
Held: The application succeeded. The complaint was properly as to misconduct, and not capacity, and the proposed method of investigation was inappropriate.

Judges:

McMullen QC J

Citations:

[2012] EWHC 1735 (QB)

Links:

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Citing:

CitedSarkar v West London Mental Health NHS Trust CA 19-Mar-2010
The doctor had been summarily dismissed for gross misconduct. He now appealed against the EAT’s reversal of the finding of unfair dismissal. The original procedure adopted was appropriate to a lesser level of misconduct, but the employer had later . .

Cited by:

Appeal fromWest London Mental Health NHS Trust v Chhabra CA 25-Jan-2013
The Trust appealed against a decision that its procedures in seeking to discipline the respondent consultant forensic psychiatrist were wrongly applied and the associated injunction.
Held: The appeal succeeded. The conduct complained of was of . .
At first instanceWest London Mental Health NHS Trust v Chhabra SC 18-Dec-2013
The trust sought to begin disciplinary proceedings against the claimant, a consultant forensic psychologist alleging gross misconduct. She was said to have left confidential patient records on a train.
Held: Gross misconduct should be conduct . .
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Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.461888