Here is a blog well written by Dr Helen Bright, Consultant Psychiatrist. We would all like to know what happened to Dr Helen Bright at the General Medical Council. I was shocked to hear the farce the GMC termed a "Hearing". In my view, we should all place the transcripts up online and see what the GMC has been up to. We would also like to know who was drinking large quantities of alcohol on the panel. There are terrible tales of GMC panelists in general. One doctor reported that the panel had wanted to go and watch television. Others have reported that panelists fall asleep. What we really want to know is this - what is the true extent of human rights abuses within the General Medical Council.
This isn't the first time the General Medical Council has fitted up doctors. The actual problems about fitting doctors up is the curious nature of the behavior patterns exhibited by the General Medical Council officials. It is a form of institutional dysfunctional behavior, much like a child who has never been held accountable or admonished.
So are we all just bad doctors or is the GMC unable to function in a fair and transparent way. Of course, Graeme Catto cannot avoid responsibility for all these cases. He may turn a blind eye but one day someone in the right places will ask the question " Why did you not raise the alarm Professor Catto"? Is it your ethical and moral duty to raise the alarm when an organisation is harming people. Are you always going to sit silently and say nothing? How bad does it have to get before someone says something? Do we have to hear about another Debra Shepherd who committed suicide following a GMC investigation?
While Helen Bright is admonished by the General Medical Council, what of Robbie Powell's doctors. Robbie Powell's doctors have lied, cheated and ended the life of a little boy, there are no alert letters on them, there has never been a suspension and they have continued quite happily. So why are they able to practise quite happily and Dr Bright isn't able to work freely? Can Finlay Scott answer that question?
In the case of Helen Bright, it seems that the creepy man at the centre of the story is a GMC-ite called Peter Jeffreys. Jeffreys has sat on many panels at the GMC. Here he is providing his own particular brand of justice. Here he is again. He was also the Medical Director where Helen Bright worked. In fact he was instrumental in reporting her to the GMC. There are many instances where Jeffreys is paid very well to be a henchman in the employment of GMC Towers. Here is his entry
"Consultant, Psychiatry of Old Age (Northwick Park Hospital - employer CNWL Mental Health NHS Trust). On specialist register for Old Age Psychiatry and General Psychiatry. Member BGS (British Geriatrics Society); MDU : Labour Party; Alzheimer's Society; MIND. Fellow RCP (London); Fellow RC Psychiatrists. Chair London S12 (Mental Health Act 1983) Approval Panel. Lay Partner Health Professions Council. Second Opinion Appointed Doctor : Mental Health Act Commission. Medical Advisor Harrington Horticultural Training Scheme, London N6"
So, Mr Creep serves on the Medical Defence Union, is a member of the Labour Party and influences all sorts of things. The GMC gives him the power to violate the rights of doctors by vindictively reporting them to the GMC on frivolous charges.
The Times reported as follows
"Dr Bright also swore at Peter Jefferys, her medical director, during disciplinary proceedings which ended in her dismissal. She then threatened to sue Dr Jefferys for £2 million if he did not amend a job reference which referred to the incident with the nun"
So does that mean, if we all tell Peter Jeffreys to F off out of the General Medical Council, he is going to discipline us? So lets try that again, Dr Jeffreys, we think your ability to conduct yourself in a rational and logical manner is impaired. In our view, you also have an attitudinal problem and an inability to recognise your own flaws. The GMC should fire you forthwith. Hows that? Oh, and while we are at it can we call you the henchman of the totalitarian regime or you may prefer the term Despot. Actually, I prefer the terms " A Grubby Little Despot". Clearly all this power has got to Peter's head. No doubt he is skulking around trying to report more doctors to the GMC.
Someone should complain about Peter to the General Medical Council.
For avoidance of doubt, Helen Bright has no mental illness.
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