Ayyub v General Medical Council

Ayyub v General Medical Council

The Panel was entitled to infer dishonesty from Dr Ayyub's inconsistent and evasive statements regarding the wheelchair incident, and the sanction of erasure was not disproportionate given the persistent and repeated dishonesty, lack of sufficient insight, and the need to maintain public confidence in the profession.

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Parties
Claimant: Dr Asim Ayyub; Defendant: General Medical Council
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
29 March 2012
Procedural Posture
Statutory Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sanction of Erasure
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Fitness to Practise, Dishonesty, Sanctions, Appeal Procedure
Medical Law Administrative Law Professional Discipline Fitness to Practise Dishonesty Sanctions Appeal Procedure

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Parties

Dr Asim Ayyub

Claimant

General Medical Council

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Statutory Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Sanction of Erasure

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Panel was entitled to find that Dr Ayyub used a wheelchair to discharge Patient CB and made misleading statements about it
  2. 2 Whether the sanction of erasure from the Medical Register was appropriate and proportionate

Ratio Decidendi

The Panel was entitled to infer dishonesty from Dr Ayyub's inconsistent and evasive statements regarding the wheelchair incident, and the sanction of erasure was not disproportionate given the persistent and repeated dishonesty, lack of sufficient insight, and the need to maintain public confidence in the profession.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed
  • The sanction of erasure from the Medical Register is upheld