Dr David CARTLAND
Doctor- Decision on impairment
- Hearing not yet held
- Outcome
- Hearing not yet held
- Type of case
- Misconduct
- Hearing start date
- 11 Jun 2025
- Hearing end date
- 26 Jun 2025
- Details
- Hearing adjourned part heard. Previously sat: 14 - 24 October 2024.
- Hearing venue
- Virtual hearing Get directions to Virtual hearing for Dr David CARTLAND's hearing. External link opens in a new tab.
- GMC reference number
- 6166423
- Area of practice
- Cornwall, Online
- Profession
- Doctor
Pre hearing information
- Allegation
The tribunal will continue to inquire into the allegation that throughout 2022, 2023 and 2024, Dr Cartland posted or reposted content on social media regarding Drs A, B and C. It is alleged that Dr Cartland's conduct constituted harassment. It is also alleged that on 23 January 2023, Dr Cartland sent an email to Dr A in which he threatened her with retaliatory action in respect of a complaint that she had made about him to the GMC.
It is further alleged that in September 2023, Dr Cartland offered to provide an individual with a Covid-19 exemption certificate whether they had a medical exemption or not. It is alleged that Dr Cartland’s actions were intended to create a medical record containing information which he knew may be false and that his actions were dishonest.
- Decisions
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- Journalists
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- Private hearings
- In accordance with Rule 41(2) of the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004, the tribunal may decide to exclude the public from the proceedings or any part of the proceedings, where they consider that the circumstances of the case outweigh the public interest in holding the hearing in public.