The Mouth of the GMC isn't Pleasant. Yesterday, I reported the harassment suffered by Dr Liz Miller at the hands of posters on a doctors only website. She is being sent repeated hatemail by some very bizarre medically qualified people. Her blog is now shut.
This is simply to confirm that we have the IP addresses of these individuals and if this behaviour does not terminate within 48 hours, they are going to be referred to the General Medical Council with the identities of the posters who have been discriminatory to those who are mentally ill. Given I invented the case law where anything capable of being misconduct can be investigated by the GMC [ R v GMC Ex Parte Pal], I intend to use that case law to refer the entire group of abusive doctors. Under the Medical Act 1983, the GMC can obtain all data and documentation related to the identities of all posters within the forums on the Doctors Only website.
Moreover, it should be noted that the public forum featured confidential material regarding real patients and no one has to mention the patients name for it to be a breach of confidentiality actionable by the GMC.
I have written to Doctors.net.uk management regarding this.
Lastly, yes, I do mean business on this subject. I am not planning on tolerating the harassment of Dr Miller at any point. It should also be remembered that Miller is not alone but has the full horsepower of all the bloggers who will and do support her. If a number of doctors want cyberwarfare, we can do it very easily and win.
I shall be back to this subject within 48-72 hours. In the meantime, anyone wishing to buy Miller's book can obtain a copy below. And yes, for all those lowlife doctors out there who wish to harass Miller, they should remember that some doctors have talent [ like Miller] and others don't [ ie those who feel the urge to harass Miller].
This is simply to confirm that we have the IP addresses of these individuals and if this behaviour does not terminate within 48 hours, they are going to be referred to the General Medical Council with the identities of the posters who have been discriminatory to those who are mentally ill. Given I invented the case law where anything capable of being misconduct can be investigated by the GMC [ R v GMC Ex Parte Pal], I intend to use that case law to refer the entire group of abusive doctors. Under the Medical Act 1983, the GMC can obtain all data and documentation related to the identities of all posters within the forums on the Doctors Only website.
Moreover, it should be noted that the public forum featured confidential material regarding real patients and no one has to mention the patients name for it to be a breach of confidentiality actionable by the GMC.
I have written to Doctors.net.uk management regarding this.
Lastly, yes, I do mean business on this subject. I am not planning on tolerating the harassment of Dr Miller at any point. It should also be remembered that Miller is not alone but has the full horsepower of all the bloggers who will and do support her. If a number of doctors want cyberwarfare, we can do it very easily and win.
I shall be back to this subject within 48-72 hours. In the meantime, anyone wishing to buy Miller's book can obtain a copy below. And yes, for all those lowlife doctors out there who wish to harass Miller, they should remember that some doctors have talent [ like Miller] and others don't [ ie those who feel the urge to harass Miller].
1 comments:
What is discriminatory about doctors having a laugh on a private forum? I could laugh at tall people in private, but it absolutely doesn't mean I would discriminate against them in my work. I really hope the GMC has better things to worry about.
And for what it's worth, I've had episodes of a significant mental illness myself. As they say, "You have to laugh or you'd cry".
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