I was sent a discussion on Students Room. It quite rightly detailed the issues related to whistleblowing. What it didn't get right was the issues regarding me. This is what the post stated
The rumour about my so called suspension was first propagated by Jobbing Doctor. This was partially due to his misunderstanding of the situation and partially due to Pulse's failure to check their facts.
The fact remains I was never suspended.
I was though fired from my last post once a GMC investigation commenced in 2007 but was subsequently cleared. As for being hauled in front of the GMC, I have never been to Fitness to Practise hearing ie I was never hauled. The GMC though have instigated a number of vexatious non medical related complaints against me and have done so for about 9 years now. These vexatious complaints which they instigated with some glee terminated in 2008 when I was administratively erased from the GMC Register.
Contrary to popular belief, the GMC has never been able to suspend me, place sanctions on me, never taken me to an IOP hearing or any kind of hearing. Every investigation has been cleared and there is nothing outstanding.
What they have done is instigate a cloud of aspersions on the factual accuracy of what happened. Despite the cloud of confusion that exists, because no one bothers to read, I will have to tolerate this kind of defamation on my name. Thanks to Jobbing Doctor for misunderstanding the situation in the first place. It isn't his fault - it just shows you that no one reads - not Jobbing Doctor, not journalists, not lawyers and certainly not judges.
Indeed, it isn't the whistleblowing that is the problem but the entire system of accountability. Actually, there isn't any accountability at all even at judiciary level. We therefore conclude that, due to the UK's failing system, no doctor should ever raise concerns at any level.
"Actually, the Rita Pal case was about being suspended, sacked and hauled in front of the GMC if you speak out..."
The rumour about my so called suspension was first propagated by Jobbing Doctor. This was partially due to his misunderstanding of the situation and partially due to Pulse's failure to check their facts.
The fact remains I was never suspended.
I was though fired from my last post once a GMC investigation commenced in 2007 but was subsequently cleared. As for being hauled in front of the GMC, I have never been to Fitness to Practise hearing ie I was never hauled. The GMC though have instigated a number of vexatious non medical related complaints against me and have done so for about 9 years now. These vexatious complaints which they instigated with some glee terminated in 2008 when I was administratively erased from the GMC Register.
Contrary to popular belief, the GMC has never been able to suspend me, place sanctions on me, never taken me to an IOP hearing or any kind of hearing. Every investigation has been cleared and there is nothing outstanding.
What they have done is instigate a cloud of aspersions on the factual accuracy of what happened. Despite the cloud of confusion that exists, because no one bothers to read, I will have to tolerate this kind of defamation on my name. Thanks to Jobbing Doctor for misunderstanding the situation in the first place. It isn't his fault - it just shows you that no one reads - not Jobbing Doctor, not journalists, not lawyers and certainly not judges.
Indeed, it isn't the whistleblowing that is the problem but the entire system of accountability. Actually, there isn't any accountability at all even at judiciary level. We therefore conclude that, due to the UK's failing system, no doctor should ever raise concerns at any level.
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Thank you for the reminder. I did e-mail Pulse a while back to ask them to correct my misunderstanding of the case, and I thought this had been done:
I shall repeat the request.
Why then was your name erased from the GMC register Dr Pal? Based on what?
Based on the fact that I did not pay the GMC subscription fees.
I believe if you read the side bar and paid attention to detail, you would have understood that.
It is an administrative erasure. You can confirm this with the GMC on mellen@gmc-uk.org. Please do email him.
Therefore there was no suspension - because if you are suspended, there is no administrative erasure. So to recap
The forms of erasure are
1. Administrative erasure - non payment of fees
2. Voluntary erasure - request from the doctor for erasure
3. Erasure due to professional misconduct.
I hope that clarifies matters for you
Rita Pal
As soon as The Jobbing Doctor requested his piece for Pulse, which is wholly supportive of whistleblowers & condemning of the authorities who seek to crush those who speak out, be corrected we did so.
Hi JR
Good to see you post this. Of course, it makes no difference to the effect caused. Perhaps it is conveniently more acceptable to have the view I was sanctioned in some way - then have the view that I remain the only doctor to have challenged the GMC and won in court on the primary application [ never featured by yourselves I may add]
I am awaiting your further piece on Margaret Haywood. Isn't she the only whistleblower in the NHS? It appears so from Pulse :)
By the way, am writing a book called The Discreet Inquiry and should you wish to comment, leave something behind and will quote it. Of course, the question I will be asking is this - why do the medical journals walk past a whistleblower who remains right under their noses.
Regards
Rita
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