There have been recent examples where registrants faced
allegations of dishonesty in Fitness to Practise hearings, and the panels have found registrants to be dishonest.
In this situation, medical professionals can find themselves at risk
of allegations of dishonesty by omission, for instance by not engaging with your Educational Supervisor or mentor; not seeking advice or assistance on a complicated or unusual case; or not reporting an issue affecting a patient's safety.
When it comes to medical professionals, recent cases we have dealt with
involving allegations of dishonesty include circumstances such as taking paid employment with a second employer whilst in receipt of sick pay / parental leave from a primary employer; submitting inaccurate time sheets or mileage claims; removing information from a list for review at a departmental meeting; and falsifying documentation.
The panel member's statements taken together with the context of the proceedings concerning
allegations of dishonesty as a whole gave rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias, and could be seen as an indication that the panel had prejudged the principal's credibility.
The report found Prof Jones had no case to answer
over allegations of dishonesty and his scientific reputation was intact — although one of the committee's MPs, Graham Stringer, said the inquiry could have been more thorough on the issue.
In fact, having regard to Brandt's
unwithdrawn allegation of dishonesty on the part of Magnan, as set out on Brandt's solicitor's letter of December 29, 2004 (referred to above), we are of the view that the finding of the trial judge is merited.
This retraction is based on an investigation at Uppsala University in Sweden (where the authors work) into «
allegations of dishonesty in research.»
What can be condemned, however, is the long campaign
of allegations of dishonesty and scientific fraud made against us on the basis of these false claims.
Acting in a complex and high value partnership dispute
involving allegations of dishonesty and misappropriation leading to multiple English Court proceedings and related disputes in Jersey, Thailand, Hong Kong and the BVI.
A Dutch doctor who sent people with multiple sclerosis from the United Kingdom for controversial stem cell injections at his clinic in Rotterdam
faces allegations of dishonesty and exploiting vulnerable patients.
I guess we have a choice:
allegations of dishonesty or illiteracy.
And yet, armed with the knowledge of the supposedly authoriative Mosher and Fuller, not to mention the submissions of McIntyre, Lawson and all the rest, Stringer could not think of a single question to ask Jones about
the allegations of dishonesty.
Writing at Real Climate in July 2013, the UEA scientists said McIntyre had engaged in a «long campaign of
allegations of dishonesty and scientific.»
There is a specific test that the SDT needs to apply in determining
an allegation of dishonesty and it is important that expert advice is obtained by anyone facing such an allegation.
Has also acted extensively in international arbitrations involving
allegations of dishonesty.
The courts have also held that
allegations of dishonesty in civil proceedings do not require the criminal standard: see eg, Dadourian Group International inc v Sims [2009] 1 Lloyd's Rep 601 an action for the tort of deceit; and Wanjiku v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 264, concerning automatic refusal of leave to enter or remain in the UK where «false representations» have been made.
An allegation of dishonesty is amongst the most serious allegations a medical professional can face.
In striking out
the allegation of dishonesty, the Committee obviously came to the conclusion that in relation to the second stage of the dishonesty test, the nurse could not have realised that what she was doing was dishonest.
Earlier last week Pauline Cafferkey, the Scottish nurse who returned to the UK having contracted Ebola herself, was cleared of
all allegations of dishonesty and misconduct.
It is
the allegation of dishonesty in relation to this incident that is of particular interest.
We deal with a lot of cases where medical professionals find themselves facing
allegations of dishonesty.