Doctors: Misconduct

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 21 November 2023.

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Photo of John Hayes John Hayes Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the General Medical Council on how many doctors have been struck off the medical register since 2010.

Photo of John Hayes John Hayes Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the General Medical Council on how many doctors have been successfully sued since 2010.

Photo of Andrew Stephenson Andrew Stephenson Assistant Whip, Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any recent discussions with the General Medical Council on how many doctors have been successfully sued since 2010; or how many doctors have been struck off the medical register since 2010.

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