Dr X, a Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine received a complaint from the deceased patient’s son in relation to prescribing a medication that was contra-indicated and prescribing a medication without obtaining the consent of the patient’s Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). The matter was referred to the GMC for further investigation. MDS Advice MDS medico-legal […]
Read more ›Case Study A Specialty Doctor, Dr X, contacted the MDS advice team after receiving a letter from the GMC, advising him that they had received a complaint from a member of the public about comments posted by Dr X on Facebook. Dr X had stated his medical credentials on his Facebook account. The […]
Read more ›Case Study: Dr X, a Senior Consultant received a patient complaint in relation to his behaviour and an alleged misdiagnosis of a condition. It was later established that there was no misdiagnosis, however the patient still wished to pursue a complaint against Dr X for his alleged behaviour. The patient specifically requested an apology from […]
Read more ›Case Study: Dr X, a Senior House Officer (SHO) in Accident and Emergency medicine approached MDS after receiving a GMC referral letter from a previous Trust that he worked as a locum at, after his colleagues complained that during his last shift he appeared to be falling asleep whilst he was with patients and appeared […]
Read more ›Case Study: MDS Member Dr X, was working at the same Trust as a Speciality Doctor for 8 years and approached MDS for advice after realising that his basic pay had remained the same since 2010. MDS reviewed Dr X’s payslips, initial contract and correspondence between the Dr and the Trust. It was evident […]
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