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| Media doctor plagiarism hearing | |
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| Psychiatrist and broadcaster Dr Raj Persaud will appear before the General Medical Council on Monday over allegations of plagiarism. | Psychiatrist and broadcaster Dr Raj Persaud will appear before the General Medical Council on Monday over allegations of plagiarism. |
| Dr Persaud, who practises in south London, is accused of plagiarising passages in a book he authored. | |
| It follows the retraction of two articles he wrote for separate medical journals in 2005. | It follows the retraction of two articles he wrote for separate medical journals in 2005. |
| Dr Persaud hosts BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind, and previously starred in ITV's This Morning show. | |
| The 45-year-old psychiatrist first starred alongside Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan in the high-profile magazine show in 1994. | |
| He stepped down from All In the Mind in 2006 amid continuing allegations of plagiarism but returned in 2007. | He stepped down from All In the Mind in 2006 amid continuing allegations of plagiarism but returned in 2007. |
| Allegations | Allegations |
| Three years ago an article was withdrawn from Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry after US professor Thomas Blass claimed that "over 50% was my work". | Three years ago an article was withdrawn from Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry after US professor Thomas Blass claimed that "over 50% was my work". |
| At the time, Dr Persaud apologised for the error and told the Guardian newspaper that it had been a cutting and pasting error which meant some references had been omitted. | At the time, Dr Persaud apologised for the error and told the Guardian newspaper that it had been a cutting and pasting error which meant some references had been omitted. |
| A second article was retracted by the British Medical Journal "owing to unattributed use of text from other published sources". | A second article was retracted by the British Medical Journal "owing to unattributed use of text from other published sources". |
| The GMC "fitness to practise panel", which has the power to strike a doctor off the register will investigate allegations of plagiarism in one of the books published by the psychiatrist and in a "number of articles". | The GMC "fitness to practise panel", which has the power to strike a doctor off the register will investigate allegations of plagiarism in one of the books published by the psychiatrist and in a "number of articles". |
| A statement from the GMC said: "It is alleged that Dr Persaud's actions were inappropriate, misleading, dishonest and liable to bring the profession into disrepute." |