New guidance on doctors’ sexual misconduct cases

New guidance on doctors’ sexual misconduct cases

Dominic HughesHealth correspondent Getty Images Some medics involved in sexual misconduct cases were handed suspensions instead of General Medical Council advice to strike them off the medical register Last month we reported on research that found in nearly a quarter of cases involving sexual misconduct, the MPTS imposed sanctions on doctors that were more lenient … Read more

Doctor sexual misconduct hearings too lenient, says UK review

Doctor sexual misconduct hearings too lenient, says UK review

Nat WrightHealth Producer Getty Images The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) stands accused of failing victims and compounding their trauma. Sanctions for doctors guilty of sexual misconduct in the UK are too lenient in around a quarter of cases, a review suggests. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) stands accused of failing victims and compounding … Read more

Election in Tripura peaceful; Congress, CPI(M) allege misconduct

Election in Tripura peaceful; Congress, CPI(M) allege misconduct

Voters wait in a queue at a polling station to cast their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha Polls, on April 19, 2024 | Photo Credit: ANI Elections for the West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency and by-elections for the Ramnagar assembly constituency were held in the first phase of the national elections on … Read more

Two former Seoul police officers arrested over deadly Halloween crush | CNN

Two former Seoul police officers arrested over deadly Halloween crush | CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  Two former police officers were arrested in South Korea on Monday, accused of destroying evidence relating to the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul, according to authorities in the country. The arrests of former intelligence officers Park Sung-min of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Kim Jin-ho of Yongsan Police are … Read more