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LEYTON: GP to be supervised after serious failings uncovered
A DOCTOR who prescribed the wrong drugs and performed surgery without qualifications has been stopped from practising without supervision.
The General Medical Council made the ruling after "widespread deficiencies" were identified in his clinical practice.
Dr Arun Kuman Rauniar, a GP at Vicarage Road Medical Centre, Leyton, since June 2003, was found to have prescribed the wrong drugs, a practice the GMC called "dangerous".
He performed "inappropriate" surgery, including circumcision, at the Leyton surgery, falsely claiming to be a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
He failed to assess and examine patients properly, held out-of date emergency drugs and did not consider it his job to deal with mental health issues.
A fitness to practice panel hearing told Dr Rauniar: "You lack insight into the risks to patients and, in general, you do not accept the advice of your peers.
"You are felt to have no insight into your low levels of competence."
They added: "You consider that your experience allows you to ignore some prescribing guidelines."
The GMC panel, sitting in Manchester in November and December last year and from April 23 to 26, also said Dr Rauniar had poor communication skills and "appeared to get angry and shout a lot".
He was also told off for using doctors trained outside the EU, who were not yet listed on the UK's medical register, to summarise medical notes.
In a series of competence tests, Dr Rauniar scored 56.5 per cent in knowledge, when the minimum standard required is 68.5 per cent; 54 per cent in observed clinical examinations, against a minimum of 70 per cent; and only 20.75 per cent in the simulated surgery test, against a minimum of 50 per cent.
Speaking for the GMC Craig Sephton QC said Dr Rauniar's fitness to practice was impaired and he should be struck off.
But in his defence Angus Moon QC said the panel's report was "fundamentally flawed" and the doctor's assesment was "not conducted in a fair and balanced way".
Mr Moon suggested assessors had a racial bias, and said they did not take into account that Dr Rauniar did not speak English as a first language and was on anti-depressents.
But the panel said that the assessment was fair and ruled that Dr Rauniar can not now practise without supervision for two years, and has to undergo comprehensive retraining.
After two years he will have to be assessed again.
2:29pm Thursday 1st May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Mr Khalid, walthamstow on 2:41pm Thu 1 May 08
is joke the docors no give wrong the medcan to the pepal and shote. this can be dangros and meybe sick parson is more sick now and meybe must take he to the cort and take the composaton from idot. he must be supviser becose dangros by self. he get the angey to with the pepal and he take the tablet self?
is joke the docors no give wrong the medcan to the pepal and shote. this can be dangros and meybe sick parson is more sick now and meybe must take he to the cort and take the composaton from idot. he must be supviser becose dangros by self. he get the angey to with the pepal and he take the tablet self?
Posted by: Eddy, walthamstow on 8:24pm Thu 1 May 08
Mr Khalid...How many more forums/boards are you going to play with.
Its just not funny anymore..
Mr Khalid...How many more forums/boards are you going to play with.
Its just not funny anymore..
Posted by: Alexandra, E11 on 10:19pm Thu 1 May 08
Mr Khalid please do not stop giving your comments. You have made my day!!!!!!!!!
Mr Khalid please do not stop giving your comments. You have made my day!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: sue, leyton, Leyton on 9:54pm Fri 2 May 08
I applaude this decision. Unfortunately I was under this Doctor's "care" and was treated in an appalling way; being called a "stupid woman, who should pull herself together" when I dared to ask for a second opinion. I finally had to pay to get a private opinion on my illness which resulted in major surgery, which could have been avioded if the correct diagnosis had been made in the first place.
I applaude this decision. Unfortunately I was under this Doctor's "care" and was treated in an appalling way; being called a "stupid woman, who should pull herself together" when I dared to ask for a second opinion. I finally had to pay to get a private opinion on my illness which resulted in major surgery, which could have been avioded if the correct diagnosis had been made in the first place.
Posted by: tracy, london on 12:30pm Sat 3 May 08
maybe mr khalid has been under this doctors care lol.....get a life mr khalid, or a job, you must lead a sad lonely life if all you find time to do is leave stupid messages on this forum!!!!!!!
jokes aside......its disgusting about this doctor, im losing my faith in alot of doctors anyway and their attitudes towards patients, not all doctors should i add as some people have good doctors, but my doctors, well, theres just no compassion anymore and everything is put down to stress or depression, i say always go on your own judgement, if you dont feel right, keep going back, or change your docotr.
maybe mr khalid has been under this doctors care lol.....get a life mr khalid, or a job, you must lead a sad lonely life if all you find time to do is leave stupid messages on this forum!!!!!!!
jokes aside......its disgusting about this doctor, im losing my faith in alot of doctors anyway and their attitudes towards patients, not all doctors should i add as some people have good doctors, but my doctors, well, theres just no compassion anymore and everything is put down to stress or depression, i say always go on your own judgement, if you dont feel right, keep going back, or change your docotr.
Posted by: tracy, london on 12:32pm Sat 3 May 08
ooops ive been reading mr khalids comments far too much, losing my ability to spell just like him lol........i mean doctor
ooops ive been reading mr khalids comments far too much, losing my ability to spell just like him lol........i mean doctor
Posted by: John, Chingford on 5:13pm Sat 3 May 08
[quote][bold]tracy[/bold] wrote:
ooops ive been reading mr khalids comments far too much, losing my ability to spell just like him lol........i mean doctor[/quote] Why dont you go to an Ann Summers shop and buy a rabbit and leave old Khalid alone you stupid cow. What has he done to you?
tracy wrote:
ooops ive been reading mr khalids comments far too much, losing my ability to spell just like him lol........i mean doctor
Why dont you go to an Ann Summers shop and buy a rabbit and leave old Khalid alone you stupid cow. What has he done to you?
Posted by: Margaret Sumners, Chingford Hatch on 11:41pm Tue 6 May 08
I often find Asian doctors unsympathetic and hard to get through to.
I often find Asian doctors unsympathetic and hard to get through to.
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