August 6th 2024.
In February of last year, Dr. Gurkirit Kalkat, a 58-year-old GP, invited a man in for an appointment at Thames View Medical Centre in Dagenham, Essex. However, instead of the usual routine, things took a bizarre turn when the doctor began throwing himself against the door and hitting himself in the chest, shouting for the man to stop assaulting him. The bewildered patient, who had done nothing but sit in his chair and watch, was then taken away by the police in handcuffs.
It was later revealed that Dr. Kalkat had been trying to get this patient, who had drug issues, removed from his practice's patient list. You see, the medical centre was about to merge with another doctor's practice and the GP wanted to clean up his list. Unfortunately, his methods were less than ethical.
After lying to the patient about having terminal blood cancer, Dr. Kalkat even went as far as to offer him £15,000 to register with another GP. When the patient secretly recorded a consultation in which the doctor claimed to have only six months to live, the truth came out. But despite all of this, the patient still did not register with another surgery.
On February 3rd, 2020, the patient received a call for another appointment at Thames View Medical Centre. Little did he know, this would be the day that the doctor would attempt to frame him for assault. The patient recalls how Dr. Kalkat approached him and suddenly started shouting that he was being hit, even though the patient had not moved from his seat. The doctor then accused him of being violent and demanded that he leave the surgery.
Thankfully, the police who arrived on the scene saw through the doctor's lies and released the patient without any charges. It was later revealed that Dr. Kalkat had admitted to lying about having cancer in order to blackmail the patient into leaving his practice.
During the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing, Dr. Kalkat declined to attend and instead filed written submissions claiming that it was not safe for him to appear in person due to the patient's "volatile" behavior. The receptionist who was said to have witnessed the incident was also unavailable to make a statement.
After carefully considering all the evidence, the MPTS concluded that it was more likely than not that Dr. Kalkat had engineered the entire incident in an attempt to get the patient removed from his list. They also noted that the doctor's actions were increasingly inappropriate, desperate, and dishonest.
In the end, Dr. Kalkat was found guilty of serious professional misconduct and was suspended from medical practice for a year. It's a reminder that even those in positions of authority can succumb to unethical behavior in their pursuit of personal gain.
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