GP practice successfully defends discrimination claim brought by patient who abused staff

A GP practice in England that removed an abusive patient from its list has successfully defended a court claim brought under the Equality Act 2010 alleging that the action unlawfully discriminated against him on the grounds of his underlying condition.In 2018 the patient was given a prescription for an increased dose of a drug by a GP registrar at the practice, which has asked not to be identified. Later, running low on the drug, the patient asked for a repeat prescription. At the pharmacy he queried whether the dose was correct and was advised to go back to the GP. Reception staff told him there would be a 48 hour wait to collect the amended script.The patient demanded it immediately, threatening staff and the GP registrar. He later explained in court, where he represented himself, “If you treat me badly, you are going to get a reaction.” Police were called…
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