CASE STUDY Professor X worked for the then Public Health England (‘PHE’). Concerns were raised, and so a cultural inquiry review was arranged in relation to workplace culture and behaviour. An external agency was appointed to conduct the review and identify the causes of the concerns that had been raised. Following this review, a number of […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY Dr X worked as an A & E Registrar. In 2020, a patient with a complex previous medical history came into A&E with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. An examination was performed on the patient and it was thought that the patient had gastritis, so Dr X prescribed Ondansetron and fluids for symptomatic […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY A member contacted our expert team for advice about responding to a complaint – the central concern of the complaint was that a diagnosis had been documented for a young child which the mother of the child did not fully agree with. Dr X is a Community Paediatrician who reviewed a toddler with […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY An MDS member contacted the advice line seeking assistance regarding a recent ARCP outcome. The Doctor was working as an ST8, had already had a 12 months extension in training and had failed the FRCS on several occasions with only one attempt remaining. The Doctor has had a late in life diagnosis of […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY Dr X is a salaried General Practitioner (‘GP’) who had been doing some locum sessions on their days off. In March 2022, Dr X was contacted by one of the GP Partners at the Practice where Dr X had been undertaking these locum sessions to advise that they had received some concerns about […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY Dr X was a Specialty Trainee Registrar. The Trust raised concerns regarding Dr X’s performance and conduct with the GMC. It was alleged that Dr X did not signpost an unwell patient with cardiac symptoms correctly and restricted their practice. However, despite the Trust’s instructions to Dr X to refrain from contacting patients […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY The Claimant to this claim collapsed in their kitchen on 13 March 2015 and started to complain of a headache along with strange sensations in their arms. Their speech became slow and sluggish and they attended A&E on 15 March 2015 after their partner became concerned about them. The Claimant’s medical records demonstrate […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY In 2011, Dr X was working as a GP Trainee (ST3 Registrar) and saw a young patient who presented a history of feeling tired and thirsty. Dr X advised to check the patient’s blood sugar to rule out a diagnosis of diabetes. The patient underwent blood sugar testing and routine blood tests which […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY Dr X was reported to NHS England in 2018 by a colleague, and following an investigation was then referred to the GMC. Concerns were raised about his record keeping; altering records and treating close family members, spanning over a period of 9 years and trying to conceal this. Dr X was referred to […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY Dr X contacted MDS to get advice in relation to breaching patient confidentiality when patient and public safety was at risk. Dr X informed us that one of his patient who was admitted to hospital due to alcohol abuse, had a Shotgun license. The patient also had a history of alcohol abuse. The […]
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