Dr Andrew Holton, Appeal heard in High Court
16/10/2006
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Dr
Andrew Holton, former Consultant Paediatrician at Leicester Royal
Infirmary will appear before the High Court today, Monday 16th October
2006, in an appeal against the GMC ruling against him of January 2006.
At the two day hearing in London, which is expected to be held in public, Holton will have his appeal heard by one Judge.
Richard Follis of Irwin Mitchell, representing the Leicester Epilepsy Concern Parents and Carers' Group (LECPCG) said:
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"My
clients are understandably outraged and upset that Dr Holton has
brought an appeal against the GMC decision, which they regarded as the
mildest of slaps on the wrist as they believe it placed limited and
minor restrictions on his practice. It is a source of considerable
anxiety that he is appealing against the GMC ruling."
"Because my
clients have no standing in this appeal process they feel marginalised
and forgotten by the GMC system, which is supposed to exist to protect
their rights and their safety."
Mary Peberdy, a representative of
the LECPCG said: "We are shocked and dismayed to learn of Holton's
appeal. We believe our children have been permanently damaged as a
result of Holton's actions and treatment as a doctor. We feel
completely left out of this process and marginalised by the GMC. Who
will protect our rights as patients, if not the GMC?"
In January
2006 a GMC panel judged Holton Fit to Practise. However they judged his
performance to have been 'seriously deficient', and placed a number of
restrictions on his practice. These include retraining, regular checks
by superiors, regular reporting to the GMC, not working with children
and working in a new speciality.
Holton is believed to be
currently working as a neuro-physiologist at a hospital in
Staffordshire. He has previously worked at New Cross Hospital,
Wolverhampton.
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