The optician, a registered opthalmic optician appealed a finding of serious professional misconduct in having failed to diagnose a patient’s condition when referring her to the hospital.
Held: The appeal succeeded. An optician carrying out an examination was not required to undertake investigations to diagnose an illness. It was sufficient, having identified that there was some problem requiring treatment, to refer the patient on to a hospital or other medical practitioner.
Judges:
Stanley Burnton J
Citations:
[2004] EWHC 2683 (Admin), Times 02-Dec-2004
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Watson v General Medical Council Admn 26-Aug-2005
The claimant said that the procedure of the fitness to practice panel was unfair in that representations had been accepted by the panel from an expert witness without him having an opportunity to challenge or comment on that evidence.
Held: . .
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Health Professions
Updated: 27 June 2022; Ref: scu.219725