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Doctor's Consent Breach Under Review
1 Dec
Summary
- A doctor's practicing rights are under appeal after admitting ovary removal without consent.
- The GMC is appealing a tribunal's decision that the doctor's fitness to practice was not impaired.
- The case involves allegations concerning six patients treated in Guernsey between 2016 and 2019.
A significant appeal is currently before the Administrative Court in London concerning a doctor who admitted to removing the ovaries of two women without their consent. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service had previously issued a warning to Dr. Ali Shokouh-Amiri in February, a decision now challenged by the General Medical Council (GMC).
The GMC's appeal, lodged on four grounds, focuses on the tribunal's handling of factual findings and its conclusion that Dr. Shokouh-Amiri's fitness to practice was not impaired. Arguments presented highlighted concerns about how the tribunal addressed allegations, evaluated evidence, and provided reasons for its decisions.
Representing Dr. Shokouh-Amiri, his counsel urged caution in overturning the tribunal's evaluative judgment, stating the panel had considered public confidence and standards alongside the doctor's remediation efforts. The judge has reserved judgement, indicating a decision will be communicated to the parties in due course.
