CHRE

CHRE. Run by Two Old Men in a Ford Cortina

Not many people know about the CHRE. That is probably because they are never seen and never heard. You can read about them on their website here. Their functions can be read here. Essentially, the CHRE oversees the General Medical Council. The way they do this is to write to them and ask " Is everything OK". The GMC writes back and says " No problem" and the CHRE issues their end of year report that says that the GMC is " excellent".

Since their inception following the Bristol Inquiry. CRHP is the legal name of the organisation, which was established in April 2003 by the National Health Service Reform & Health Care Professionals Act 2002. They changed their name because everyone started to call them "CRAP". It was sent up to "protect the public". Country Doctor writes the most accurate review of their functions.

I have been requesting that they look into the obtuse manner that the General Medical Council dealt with the Ward 87 complaints. The CHRE have been reluctant. They do like to persuade you that your "concerns" will be taken into account but in reality the CHRE pays no attention to the dysfunctional manner in which the GMC conducts themselves. The doctors responsible for the deaths on Ward 87 were never held accountable. The medical managers were never held accountable. The GMC dismissed all complaints at Registrar stage. Large amounts of resources have been spent by the GMC in hunting me down. Of course, it is of great sadness to them that they didn't manage to throw me in the vipers den for good.

Nevertheless, it has taken me about 3 months to obtain this admission from the CHRE. That they actually don't think it is worth while examining how the GMC dealt with Ward 87.

"However, I confirm that we will not be carrying out an investigation into the concerns you raised about Ward 87 and associated issues. We do not think that there would be value in carrying out such an investigation"

Of course, we understand why - because it would more or less embarrass the government that no one responsible for this ward was ever held accountable. Those reading this should remember that it isn't a sense of justice or a sense of obsession that I extract these pieces of information. It is simply to show the failings in the system. Despite overwhelming evidence on Ward 87, no authority is prepared to investigate the disastrous consequences of the maladministration by the General Medical Council. So the CHRE will sit and watch and write reports. In the end, that is all they are really good at doing. Protecting patients isn't something they actually do.

----- Original Message -----
From: Emma Kelly-Dempster
To: Rita Pal
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:00 PM
Subject: RE: Your email to CHRE


Dear Dr Pal

We will take account of all the issues that you have raised in your emails in our next performance review of the GMC. However, I confirm that we will not be carrying out an investigation into the concerns you raised about Ward 87 and associated issues. We do not think that there would be value in carrying out such an investigation.

Yours sincerely

Emma Kelly-Dempster