Statistics 2009
Complaints Considered by the Preliminary Proceedings Committee in 2009
Categories of Complaint| | |
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| A | Alcohol/ Drug Abuse/ Irresponsible Prescribing |
| B | Deputising Arrangements |
| C | Treatment |
| D | Professional Standards |
| E | Responsibility to Colleagues |
| F | Failure to Attend |
| G | Failure to Communicate/ Rudeness |
| H | Failure to Supply Medical Records/ Reports |
| I | Certification |
| J | Other Complaints Considered |
| K | Advertising |
| L | Convictions |
| M | Physical/ Mental Disability |
| P | Complaints Unspecified/ RMP Unidentified |
Complaints considered by the Preliminary Proceedings Committee in 2009| Category | Complaints received in 2009 | Total number decisions made in 2009* | Of which 2009 complaints | 2009 complaints carried over to 2010 | PF case (inquiry) | No PF case |
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| A | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 81 | 60 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 57 |
| D | 122 | 97 | 26 | 51 | 16 | 81 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| G | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| H | 18 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| I | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J | 13 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| K | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| L | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| P | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 295 | 238 | 83 | 140 | 31 | 208 |
Complaints Considered in 2007, 2008 and 2009
Comparison of Decisions Made - 2007, 2008 and 2009| Decision | No in 2007 | No in 2008 | No in 2009 | % in 2007 | % in 2008 | % in 2009 |
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| Prima facie decision (Inquiry called) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 10% | 9% | 13% |
| No prima facie decision (No case) | 234 | 294 | 207 | 89% | 91% | 87% |
Average length of time from receipt of complaint to PPC decision in 2009: 4.43 Months
Type of Doctors
Complaints against doctors| Category of Doctors | Number | Percentage |
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| Consultants | 147 | 43.62% |
| Non Consultant Hospital Doctors | 20 | 5.93% |
| General Practitioners | 167 | 49.55% |
| Other (Unspecified) | 3 | 0.89% |
| Total | 337 | 100% |
Please note: some complaints concern more than one doctor
Of the doctors complained in 2009, 22 were complained more than once and 204 were doctors who were on the Specialist Division of the Register
Ratio of complaints received in 2009 to number of doctors on Register| | |
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| Doctors Regsitered 1st January 2010 | 18,168 |
| Complaints Received in 2009 | 295 |
| Likelihood of having a complaint made against an RMP | 1:61.5 |