Breast surgeons are referred to GMC for refusing to take part in a review of their unit
BMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6985 (Published 16 October 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e6985- Clare Dyer
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Two breast surgeons at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust have been referred to the UK General Medical Council after refusing to cooperate in a review of the breast cancer unit by the Royal College of Surgeons.
The college was asked by healthcare commissioners to look at breast cancer surgery at the trust after a peer review by the Greater Midlands Cancer Research Network described the multidisciplinary team as “deeply dysfunctional” and raised concerns about the safety of patients.1
The surgeons, Raafat Gendy and Raghavan Vidya, said in a statement issued to a local newspaper, the Staffordshire Newsletter, “We do not believe …
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