GP wins appeal against suspension over remote treatment of patient during pandemic

A GP who was ordered to be suspended from the UK medical register for six months has had the suspension quashed after the General Medical Council agreed that the tribunal that heard his case made a “materially flawed” decision.A medical practitioners tribunal ordered Alyn Christopher Williams to be suspended last August. But the suspension never took effect, and he continued working at Chapel Street Surgery in Billericay, Essex, where he is a partner, while appealing to the High Court.1The appeal was resolved without a court hearing after the GMC agreed to a consent order accepting that the tribunal’s decision was materially flawed and that the case should not be sent back to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) for a fresh decision.Williams, who avoided face-to-face appointments during the covid pandemic, was accused of failing to properly treat a patient through telephone consultations. The GMC had alleged that he failed to…
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