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fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Baystate Health doctor on probation after lewd behavior inside his office

A Springfield neurologist received five-year probation after being caught masturbating in his office visible to cancer center employees, with his license initially suspended but later reinstated under conditions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

UK doctors guilty of sexual misconduct are not being struck off, research finds

UK doctors who are guilty of sexual misconduct are not being appropriately sanctioned due to weak disciplinary processes, research reveals. Nearly a quarter (24%) of doctors found guilty of sexual misconduct were handed suspensions but allowed to continue working in medicine, according to analysis of fitness to practice tribunals by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS). This is despite the regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC), recommending they be struck off the medical register.
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