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MP sponsors bill to close GP retirement loophole

1999-12-16T00:00:00

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith has agreed to take up a private member's bill prepared by the Consumers' Association to close a loophole which 'allows GPs to avoid investigation by the ombudsman' by retiring ahead of an investigation while still practising as locums or privately.

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