Only 10 are still in contact with patients without sanctions. There are a whole range of 'sex crimes' and I know I'm going to be flamed but there are differences.
Do any of you remember Sam Fox appearing in page 3 aged 16? Those images are now classed as child porn.
A child has criminal responsibility from age 10, so a child who looks up the skirt of another child can be a sex ofender, as can a child looking at internet porn.
We do not have the details of what these doctors have done, we do not know what their punishment is.
I think the GMC is right not to automatically bad doctors but take things on a case by case basis.
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You can be put on the SOR for a nmber of years, or you can apply after 10 years to be removed depending on the circumstances.
scaevola
A CRB check just shows if you have a criminal record and what for. Hospitals / schools / boy scouts etc have to check individuals but that's it. Just to check, there are no rules about a CRB being clean, or not having a criminal record.
I think the GMC, rightly or wrongly, also take into account a doctor's work / research.
Say your child was ill, seriously ill. There is only one doctor in the UK who can opperate to change your child's life.
Two years ago at a social event they grabbed a colleague's breast. They have been to court and given a reeducation programme as punishment. During the course the Dr realises how innapropriate the action was and is truly sorry.
Now are you going to say that Dr should not operate on your cchild?
I know that Drs can and do behave appaulingly aat times, but I think if you lump them all together and any conviction stops them working as a Dr, or even researching you are doing a disservice to some.