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General Medical Council
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claimDr. Myhill has been subjected to thirty-eight prosecutions by the General Medical Council (GMC).
claimMr. Charles Taylor, a retired barrister and advocate for Dr. Sarah Myhill, described the General Medical Council's actions against Dr. Myhill as "outrageous" and stated that Dr. Myhill is "the most prosecuted doctor in the history of the General Medical Council."
accountThe General Medical Council (GMC) refused to investigate the PACE trial authors in July 2018.
perspectiveDr. Myhill believes the General Medical Council (GMC) attacked her because she advocates that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) are physical conditions rather than psychological ones.
measurementThe General Medical Council (GMC) hearing held between September 28 and October 1, 2020, was the thirty-eighth prosecution brought against Dr. Sarah Myhill.
measurementDr. Sarah Myhill's complaint to the General Medical Council (GMC) regarding the PACE trial authors received support from over 200 ME sufferers who sent letters and over 10,000 people who signed a petition.
claimDr. Sarah Myhill stated that she has been investigated by the General Medical Council on nine occasions for the use of vitamin B12 injections and on five occasions for the use of magnesium in the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME).
claimDr. Myhill refused to release patient records to the General Medical Council (GMC) because she believed that even if she anonymized the records, they would be juxtaposed with NHS records in the same bundle, resulting in a breach of patient confidentiality.
accountThe General Medical Council (GMC) launched a case against Dr. Myhill in October 2018, which continued for two years.
quoteThe GMC Tribunal stated in its summing up: "whilst the GMC did provide some clarification within its letters to Dr Myhill, it was limited and did not address her full concerns. Several of Dr Myhill’s clarification questions directed at the GMC had gone unanswered on numerous occasions and, when answered, the GMC’s response was minimal".
accountDr. Sarah Myhill reported the authors of the PACE trial to the General Medical Council (GMC) for scientific fraud in January 2018.
claimMr. Charles Taylor argued that the General Medical Council (GMC) breached its own guidance on confidentiality and supported this argument with references to the General Data Protection Act, The Human Rights Act, The National Health Service Act 2006, the Medical Act 1983, Common Law, and relevant case law.
accountA complainant GP sent a patient's entire NHS medical records to the General Medical Council (GMC) without patient consent and without effective anonymization while complaining about Dr. Myhill's recommendations for treating CFS/ME.
accountThe Information Commissioner agreed with Dr. Sarah Myhill in September 2019 regarding her request for the scientific evidence base relied upon by the General Medical Council (GMC) in their decision not to investigate the PACE trial authors.
claimThe General Medical Council (GMC) launched an investigation against Dr. Sarah Myhill on Monday, October 22, 2018.
quoteDr. Myhill stated: "it was quite extraordinary to see how the GMC case against me fell apart. It made me wonder what malign influence lay behind this ridiculous and, for the GMC, unwinnable prosecution".
claimMr. Charles Taylor, acting as a pro bono representative for Dr. Sarah Myhill, characterized the record of investigations as "Myhill 37 GMC nil," asserting that Dr. Myhill has never had a patient complaint filed against her.
accountDr. Sarah Myhill was exonerated by the General Medical Council (GMC) following a four-day hearing that took place from September 28 to October 1, 2020.