Citation

Dyer C. BMJ 2024; 386: q1754.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.q1754

PMID

39111821

Abstract

A senior GP has been suspended from the UK medical register for 12 months after faking an assault on him by a patient in a bid to get the patient removed from the practice's list.

Gurkirit Kalkat, who had failed in previous attempts to persuade Patient A to change to another practice, threw himself against a door and hit himself in the chest before pressing a panic button during a consultation, Patient A told a medical practitioners tribunal.

Kalkat, 58, did not attend the hearing and was not represented, although he denied the allegation in a statement. But the tribunal concluded that it was more likely than …

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Male; *Deception; General Practitioners; Malpractice/legislation & jurisprudence; Professional Misconduct/legislation & jurisprudence