4 doctors suspended due to cardiff erreo

**InternalOptimist** · 09-02-2010, 01:44 PM

It makes you worry about what mistakes other medical schools hush up to avoid such media slating...

**gentleman** · 10-02-2010, 10:14 PM

Dear Ladies and Gentleman,

First of all, I would like to say my heart goes out to all those involved including their close families and friends. This is a tragedy, and the school could have done more and should have offered Vivas, as they(you) were working and safe at it!

According to laws in this country (Medical Act), you did have to stop work, but this intrinsically although heartbreaking is reassuring that there are not that many doctors working in the UK that shouldn't be working. We all swear by the Hippocratic Oath or similar to it and they all put the patient at the centre. This includes their safety with, first do no harm.... We all should follow established GMC guidelines too.

Cardiff Medical School although could have done more, have been really brave, and stand out as a great medical school. I would have be proud to graduate from a medical school, that truly does follow Good Medical Practice, cares about the NHS and without that much skulduggery, especially given newer changes.

However, not all schools have as much integrity as Cardiff Medical School, as this is not a new incident. Not in the past not even now! Look at UEA Medical School 2009.

**angiogram** · 11-02-2010, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by gentleman

Dear Ladies and Gentleman,

First of all, I would like to say my heart goes out to all those involved including their close families and friends. This is a tragedy, and the school could have done more and should have offered Vivas, as they(you) were working and safe at it!

Well said.

Originally Posted by gentleman

.... first do no harm....

I'm certain there is at least some psychological harm caused to four individuals who were suspended. This is peoples' lives (students' as well as patients' remember), and not something trivial like being short-changed at Tescos! More care should have been taken, and basic lessons were not learned.

Originally Posted by gentleman

Cardiff Medical School although could have done more, have been really brave, and stand out as a great medical school. I would have be proud to graduate from a medical school, that truly does follow Good Medical Practice, cares about the NHS and without that much skulduggery, especially given newer changes.

Brave?! I wouldn't quite describe their actions as 'brave' ! They had little choice but to inform the GMC. If ignored and unsuccessful candidates pursued this beyond the appeals process, there would have been a clear audit trail.

BTW what happened at UEA in 2009?

**Fizzwizz** · 15-02-2010, 01:59 AM

Ah, 'The Mask', I love it!

**angiogram** · 10-03-2010, 07:17 AM

Yeah - I know!

I guess the business about UEA is just a diversion. I can't find anything about UEA

An update (see two links below):

http://66.102.9.132/search?q=cache:n...ient=firefox-a

http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http:/...-2T0j1S4ag4dww

Seems like things are still ongoing......