BARROW: Furness General Hospital. CONCERNS over a surgeon have led to him having restrictions imposed on how he is able to work. A tribunal has imposed interim conditions on the practise of Dr Nallapuneni Venkata Suresh Kumar prohibiting him from working without supervision. The orthopaedics doctor had the restrictions imposed following an initial investigation by the health watchdog the General Medical Council. An external review is looking into concerns over patient safety in orthopaedics services at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust. Under the interim conditions the doctor is not allowed to work as a consultant and must be directly supervised in all of his surgical procedures by a clinical supervisor.
Viewpoint: Latest government white paper is missed opportunity to reform the GMC
The government must not lose sight of promises to reform professional regulation and limit GMC powers as it works on new health and care legislation, says Dr Rob Hendry from Medical Protection.
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