Prof Lamey erasure quashed by High Court
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- Published: Tuesday, 18 August 2015 07:28
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This month a review by the Fitness to Practise panel means that he can practice so long as he agrees to continuous assessment and a personal development plan that acknowledges his deficiencies. The GDC has enforced 12 strict conditions he must adhere to in order for him to practise.
These include:
- He must place himself and remain under the close supervision of a workplace supervisor nominated by him, and agreed by the GDC.
- Limit his clinical work to not more than four sessions per week.
- He must notify the GDC of any professional appointment he accepts and provide the contact details of his employer.
The original guilty findings were of failing to diagnose cancer in patients and poor record keeping. However it had been recognised during the investigation that his professional isolation, lack of support and an unacceptably high workload - with just eight minutes allocated to each of the many patients referred to him - also contributed to his failings. His appeal to the High Court claimed that there were errors in the decision to remove him from the dental register.
In a statement, the GDC said: "The GDC accepts that the PCC did make some errors in their decision and the Court (with the GDC's agreement) has ordered that the PCC's decision that Professor Lamey be erased from the Dentists' Register should be substituted with a six-month suspension order." This was to run until August 28, 2015 and reviewed before that date by the GDC.
During the new review on August 5 the committee said there was no suggestion that Prof Lamey be allowed to return to unrestricted practice at this stage. It said it was satisfied that his fitness to practise remains "impaired by reason of the far reaching and serious nature of clinical failings, many of which could have had the most grave of consequences".
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