18 days have been scheduled to complete the Medical Practitioner Tribunal hearing into allegations of misconduct by Dr Helen Webberley and her conviction.
The volunteer collective of @tribunaltweets will report on the hearing which will run from 4 Apr to 22 Apr 2022. >
The tribunal will report its finding of fact on the allegations, and consider if Helen Webberley's fitness to practise is impaired and will decide on action and sanctions. >
These can include place conditions on the doctor's registration, suspension of the doctor's registration and erasing the doctor’s name from the medical register, so they can no longer practise.
1) The tribunal will inquire into the allegation that, between March 2016 and November 2016, Dr Webberley failed to provide good clinical care to three patients, and that in September 2016 she prescribed inappropriately to two patients.
2) The tribunal will also inquire into the allegation that, on 10 January 2017, during an unannounced CQC inspection of Dr Matt Limited where Dr Webberley was the Safeguarding Lead, she was unaware of, and had never seen, the safeguarding policy.
3) The tribunal will further inquire into allegations that Dr Webberley’s conduct was dishonest in relation to information she provided to the GMC and the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, and in her failure to provide relevant information to a pharmacy.
4) The tribunal will inquire into the allegation that, when acting as the principal provider of the Gender GP website, Dr Webberley attempted to avoid the regulatory framework of the United Kingdom.
5)The tribunal will also inquire into the allegation that, on 5 October 2018, Dr Webberley was convicted of two counts in relation to the carrying on or managing of an independent medical agency without being registered under the Care Standards Act 2000, and was fined £12,000. //
High Court hearing: HHJ Pearce (J) is sitting on the matter of the extension of the supension of Dr Helen Webberley (HW)'s license to practice as a doctor, while her tribunal is still in process.
Tim Buley QC (TB) is representing HW. Laura Barbour (LB) represents @gmcuk.
We are permitted to live tweet.
Counsel have submitted additional submissions.
TB - HW wants to put undertakings before the court. The GMc as applicant has failed to make their case for continued suspension.
Para 7 of written submission: HW's undertakings developed without GMC input or request. 1. She will follow the WPATH guidelines standards of care 7th edition and Endocrine Society (ES) guidelines, the ones she is alleged to have breached, so meets the charges re Pts A, B & C.
Usually judgement in a medical practitioner tribunal is handed down within 3 months of the evidence being concluded.
No date has been given.
Helen Webberley (HW) has not been able to work as a doctor since the Interim Orders Tribunal (IOT) run by the Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service suspended her license in May 2017 after initial GMC investigations of the complaint in 2016.
Good afternoon from Manchester on Dr Adrian Harrop's fitness to practice hearing.
Adrian Harrop will be abbreviated to AH. GMC’s barrister is Ryan Donoghue (RD) and Dr Adrian Harrop’s barrister is Giles Powell(GP). We will start sometime after 2pm.
Good morning from Manchester. The tribunal will today consider if Dr Harrop’s fitness to practice is impaired. We expect to start at 9.30am.
Reminder; Dr Harrop’s representative is Mr Giles Powell (GP) and the GMC representative is Mr Ryan Donoghue (RD).
Chair has asked if the Harrop’s team wish to call a witness. GP has said it is up to the GMC if they wish to question the witness. The witness seems to be a female doctor.