- Saturday, April 20, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
by NADEEM BADSHAH CONCERNS THAT BME MEDICS ARE NOT BEING TREATED FAIRLY BY WATCHDOG MEDICAL chiefs have been urged to stop “doing studies” on why ethnic minority doctors are more likely to appear before disciplinary tribunals than white colleagues, and take action instead. The British International Doctors Association (BIDA) said enough research has been done into the issue and it was now time to act. The General Medical Council (GMC) has admitted there is a persistent “overrepresentation” of complaints against ethnic minority medics. Between 2010 and 2016, the watchdog received a complaint against 8.8 per cent of white doctors, compared to…
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