Published 23 November 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b4999
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b4999

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GMC clears child psychiatrist accused of alleged misconduct as expert witness

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A child psychiatrist who was accused of misconduct over her role as an expert witness in a family court case in 2002 has been cleared by the General Medical Council after her lawyer successfully argued that there was insufficient evidence to support the most serious allegations against her.

Diana Bazeley-White was cleared of the allegation that she had reached a conclusion "to which no reasonably competent child psychiatrist claiming expertise in the field of child sexual abuse could have come" when she decided that a father had sexually abused his 5 year old daughter (BMJ 2009;339:b4669, doi:10.1136/bmj.b4669).

Dr Bazeley-White, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist for Bristol North NHS Trust, faced accusations over her conduct of a taped interview with the girl, her report to the court, and her subsequent evidence in court.

She admitted not following the Home Office and Department of Health memorandum of good . . . [Full text of this article]

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