Mmr Controversy Doctor Found to Be 'Irresponsible' ; Medic Acted 'Dishonestly' with His Report Which Caused Autism Scare

Western Mail › January 29, 2010

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THE doctor who sparked the MMR controversy "showed a callous disregard" for the suffering of children and "abused his position of trust", the General Medical Council said yesterday.

A GMC panel ruled that Dr Andrew Wakefield's conduct brought the medical profession into disrepute after he took blood samples from youngsters at his son's birthday party in return for payments of pounds 5. The doctor now faces being struck off the medical register.

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Mmr Controversy Doctor Found to Be 'Irresponsible' ; Medic Acted 'Dishonestly' with His Report Which Caused Autism Scare

Panel chairman Dr Surendra Kumar was heckled by distraught parents supportive of Dr Wakefield, as he delivered the verdicts yesterday.

One woman shouted: "These doctors have not failed our children.

You are outrageous."

The GMC panel found, following a 148-day hearing costing pounds 1m, th...

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