(Professional Conduct Committee of the GMC) The doctor appealed a decision of the Council removing his name from the register. He was criticised in four cases of not attending patients at home. The question was whether removal was the appropriate remedy. In this case removal was inappropriate.
Held: The council had failed to take account of the doctor’s good record. The committee had failed to say why other alternatives had been rejected. In view of the doctor’s wish to work now on a sessional basis only, the decision was set aside, with a request that the committee consider whether conditions might be attached to his practice.
Judges:
Lord Hoffmann, Lord Cooke of Thorndon, Sir Andrew Leggatt
Citations:
[2001] UKPC 39, Appeal No 77 of 2000
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health Professions
Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.166563
