Citation

Dyer C. BMJ 2019; 366: l4560.

Affiliation

The BMJ.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.l4560

PMID

31272945

Abstract

A GP who altered a medical report at a solicitor’s request in an accident insurance claim has been suspended from the UK medical register for 12 months.

Asef Zafar initially wrote that a taxi driver’s injuries from a car accident had caused mild pain and stiffness that resolved after a week. But after the patient complained to his solicitor, who then contacted Zafar, a new report was produced saying that his injuries would take six to eight months to resolve.

The deception was uncovered in August 2013 when both medical reports, bearing the same date, were inadvertently left in a bundle of legal papers submitted to the court.

Liverpool Victoria, the insurers of the other driver, took contempt of court proceedings against the doctor, which …

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