🔴 An independent review found the General Medical Council mishandled the case of the overseas-born medic with the authors concluding the NHS is “not a level playing field for staff of all backgrounds”
, commissioned by the GMC, found. Had that test been applied correctly, the allegation against Dr Arora would never have made it to a tribunal, preventing a great deal of anxiety. Some 29 doctors have died while undergoing a GMC investigation, and five took their own lives between 2018 and 2020.
The report found no clear or conclusive evidence to suggest that biased thinking affected Dr Arora’s case, but emphasised it is vital the GMC continues to proactively seek out bias, rather than simply looking for reassurance that it does not exist. It recommended that the GMC should continue to encourage a culture which seek to resolve issues locally first, if possible.
“This is especially concerning because Dr Arora is an overseas-trained doctor from India, and we know that the proportion of IMG doctors referred to the GMC and consequently sanctioned or punished in other ways exceeds that found in the general population of doctors in the UK. “This case, in conjunction with several previous concerning cases, raises again the spectre of disproportionately unfair treatment of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic medical population. This cannot be tolerated.”. It is clear that there were decisions we did not get right and for those I have apologised to Dr Arora.”
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