July 21st, 2010
The Crown Court
Quayside Newcastle Upon Tyne
21st March 2002
JUDGE WHITBURN: Penelope Mellor, please stand.
“Penelope Mellor, you were convicted by a jury of a wicked conspiracy to abduct [XXXX] in February 1999. A woman of ability, determination and tenacity, you have been a self-appointed advocate for those, amongst others, whose children are taken into care on the basis of what was known as Munchausens Syndrome By Proxy, now known as Fictitious Illness Syndrome.
Your view, expressed to the Jury, was that this was a misdiagnosis, designed to cover up medical negligence. Impervious to debate, convinced you are right, you have traduced, complained about and harried dedicated professional people working in this difficult area. I do not punish you for that, let me make it clear, however tiresome and eccentric your views are, the toleration afforded to you who expressed them, by those who hear them, is part of the price we gladly pay for living in a liberal democracy.”
It is not part of a price that registered medical practitioners gladly pay for self-regulation of the profession, or regulation of the profession, which is what the GMC’s sole source of income for carrying out its statutory duties is. Ms Mellor should receive no expenses nor other funding from the GMC.
Tags: conviction, court, criminal, foolish, GMC, Mellor, Penny Mellor, report
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July 20th, 2010
I would expect the GMC to have been able to find a “parent advocate” to join its working party who had no criminal convictions. Penny Mellor is an odd choice, and I think a poor one.
Tags: GMC
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July 16th, 2010
Time to go to http://openoffice.org/ and get a copy of your free (gratuit, and libre) office software now that Microsoft are reminding you you have no more right to use the copy of Microsoft Office you had under the MS HUP while the NHS had an enterprise agreement with Microsoft.
We’ll help.
See also The Register on the topic
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/16/office_delete/
Tags: defenestration NHS HUP Microsoft
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July 8th, 2010
Misquotes. Misrepresents. I’ve emailed to tell him so. This is getting tedious on his part.
Not really a “news” sort of headline I suppose, but one does one’s best.
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July 7th, 2010
My Louvre picture got blogged. I’m pleased.
Tags: blogged picture Louvre
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July 1st, 2010
I find reading cremation certificates reassuring. Mine is not the worst handwriting among my colleagues.
Tags: crematon handwriting
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June 17th, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3038852.stm
When your records are used, you should get a note of it.
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June 13th, 2010
Kleptocracies make poor allies. Unless amiability toward them is part ofa clear theory of change, better to disapprove of them from a distance.
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June 9th, 2010
Not useful.
General Practices have been duped into accepting inclusion, and found they are presented with large bills.
Best regarded as an email scam.
Tags: scam
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