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Unlawful decision making.

I made a complaint regarding a consultant who made a misdiagnosis. Following a very poor Fitness to Practice enquiry into my complaint the GMC agreed to review the enquiry however they concluded that the consultant had followed local trust guidelines so did nothing wrong,when I provided further evidence proving the guidelines were not followed the GMC then changed their mind and decided that the fact the guidelines were not followed did not matter as other doctors had concluded the consultant did nothing wrong even though these other doctors were friends and colleagues of the consultant subject of the enquiry and stated he had followed the guidelines! So basically the GMC are saying it is ok for a doctor not to follow best practice even though that failure to follow trust guidelines led to a severe medical condition. The consultant also completed appalling medical records omitting important information from the records and failed to tell the patient his diagnosis.The enquiry by the GMC took two years and they refused to contact the consultant for an explanation why the guidelines were not followed or notify the trust of the enquiry.The only way to challenge this decision is a judicial review which would cost thousands of pounds, the GMC know that and are therefore able to make unlawful decisions knowing they won’t be challenged in a vast majority of the cases. If you were to win the Judicial review that only means the GMC have to review their decision and no doubt the GMC would just make the same decision again as it suits their agenda.The GMC are not fit for purpose and make unlawful decisions as the decisions are not based on evidence provided. When you then try and raise concerns about the decision they advise that they will not respond to further emails or telephone calls and to seek a Judicial review. GMC legal then state that if you do pursue a Judicial review they threaten you with recovering their costs.The whole system is corrupt.This consultant breached many aspects of the Good Medical Practice but apparently that does not mean a Fitness to Practice issue and his supervisor does not need to be notified so he is allowed to continue without challenge.I emailed the CEO of the GMC but of course he was too busy to respond personally.I also contacted Professional Standards who regulate the GMC to advise they are making decisions based on incorrect information, they advised they were unable to intervene, not sure therefore the purpose of regulation if they are unable to take action when the GMC are making decisions using wrong information.The GMC took two years to complete this enquiry so they were never going to take action against this doctor or they would have faced criticism for not taking action months earlier, sweeping the complaint under the carpet is an easier option for the GMC but maybe not for future patients who have to see this particular doctor.You only need to read stories in the media regarding what an unfair and biased organisation the GMC is, my experience proves they have a long way to go to gain public trust.My advice to anyone looking for redress against the NHS is having been through the complete complaints procedure from PALS to the PHSO and finally the GMC is to avoid the whole procedure as you will not be treated fairly, you will be lied to and as they attempt to cover up the incident to protect the NHS.If you have the evidence go down the legal route and save yourself a lot of time and frustration trying to deal with these appalling organisations.As for consultants themselves they get away with no action whatsoever and are free to go on strike for more pay £100000+ is apparently not enough whilst their patients lay dying in hospital, no wonder the NHS is in crisis.

Date of experience: Jul 01, 2023