Dr Jayne Donegan Fitness to practice
hearing 2007
Articles, letters
UK’s GMC, Dr Jayne Donegan’s Story, Vaccines & MMR
Here is the shocking story of how Dr Jayne Donegan was victimised by
but won against the UK General Medical Council and members of the UKs Joint
Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and all for giving accurate and
truthful evidence in Court about vaccines and their hazards
Dealers in Second Hand Words by Martin J Walker
[Letter BMJ May 2008] Use Your Loaf!--Jayne Donegan
[Jan 2008] My Experience with the General Medical Council
by Dr Jayne Donegan, MB However, the GMC was not
going to make life easy for me. I live in London. The GMC is based in London.
I am the sole care and supporter of two children whom I also home educate. The
GMC therefore decided that the case would be held in their offices in
Manchester. They even tried to schedule the case for May 2007 – right in the
middle of GCSEs. It would be bad enough trying to do GCSEs if your mother went
off to a different city for three weeks leaving you to fend for yourself even if
she weren’t home educating you, how much more so when she is your teacher as
well. I had to get a letter from Education Department of Barnet stating that I
would be in dereliction of my duty to educate my children if I went way and left
them at such a time.
...............It is notable that under cross
examination on Day Two, Dr Elliman was forced to concede, that there have been
no randomised placebo controlled trials of any of the vaccines in use in the
last 20 to 30 years where vaccinated children are compared with unvaccinated
children given an inactive placebo (sterile water or normal saline). In the one
placebo controlled trial that he cited for MMR, the ‘placebo’ contained, amongst
other ingredients, neomycin and phenol red. Neomycin is listed in the British
National Formulary as ‘too toxic for parenteral (by injection) use’.
.........Evidence for the safety and efficacy of all
these vaccines come from epidemiological studies which are by nature
controversial, and which do not satisfy the criteria for scientific proof.......
I took my Medical Indemnity Organisation’s very
strongly worded advice not to talk to the media. As all their cover is
discretionary I felt I had no choice but to follow this advice. As a result
there was very little coverage or publicity given to the fact that I was
completely exonerated and some of that which was reported was incorrect. I
am very pleased that they paid my legal fees, the case cost over one hundred
thousand pounds to defend, I could never have financed it myself. The GMC is
not a court, so even if you win, you don’t get any of the costs back, so when
the defence bodies defend a case, for them, it is just money down the drain.
This gives the GMC carte blanche to accuse anybody they like of Serious
Professional Misconduct as they never have to pay for anyone except their own
team if they are wrong.
[JABS] "GP cleared of misconduct over MMR evidence (August 25, 2007)
[Media Aug 7, 2007] GP accused of misleading court over MMR danger
[Media Sept 2, 2007] If they
think MMR needs a shot in the arm, try this
Meanwhile, I am delighted to report that Dr Jayne Donegan, a decent and
conscientious GP publicly denounced by an officious ex-Communist judge after
she gave evidence for parents who objected to MMR,
has been cleared by the General Medical Council of charges that she gave
false or misleading impressions of research, quoted selectively and allowed
her views to override her duty to the court.
The charges, in my view, should
never have been brought. Dr Donegan's vindication confirms my view and
weakens the cause of those who would persecute honest, thoughtful doctors
who challenge orthodoxy.
[Sept 2007] GP in MMR row
cleared by GMC
Dr Donegan said of her battle: ‘It was terrible. It took thousands of
hours away from my professional and family life. I have been living under
stress for three-and-a-half years, worried that I could lose my livelihood.
I have tried to help patients with ways to reduce stress but now I know how
hard it is.’
See: Lord Justice Sedley
External links
The trial of Dr Jayne Donegan
[Transcripts] Fitness to practice hearing 2007:
"The transcripts are, of course, an impossibly long read. David Elliman gave evidence days 2-5. Jayne, I think, day 6 and 7. Peter Fletcher day 9. It may be best to look at Ian Sterne's summing up for the defence, end of day 10, beginning of day 11."--John Stone
Panel Members Mrs S Hewitt (Chairman), Mr j Brown, Ms J Goulding, Dr M Goodman, Mr R Grey QC (Legal Assessor)
Mr I Stern, QC and Mr S Singh, Counsel, instructed by Clifford Miller, Solicitors, appeared on behalf of Dr Donegan who was present.
Mr T Kark, Counsel, instructed by Field Fisher Waterhouse, Solicitors, appeared on behalf of the General Medical Counsel
Index (word doc)
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Tuesday 7th August 2007 |
day 1 (pdf) |
D1/2 D1/6 |
Allegations by GMC Opening statement by Mr Kark |
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Wednesday 8th August 2007 |
Day 02 (pdf) |
D2/1 D2/51 |
Dr David Elliman, Consultant in Community Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, expert witness for the GMC Examined by Mr Kark Dr David Elliman cross-examined by Mr Stern |
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Thursday 9th August 2007 |
Day 03 (pdf) |
D3/1 |
Dr David Elliman, continued Cross examined by Mr Stern (continued) |
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Friday 10th August |
Day 04 (pdf) |
D4/1 |
Dr David Elliman, continued Cross-examined by Mr Stern (continued) |
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Monday 13th August 2007 |
day 5 (pdf) |
D5/1 D5/35 D5/65 D5/68 |
Dr David Elliman, continued Cross-examined by Mr Stern (continued) Re-examined by Mr Kark Questioned by the Panel Further cross-examined by Mr Stern |
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Wednesday 15th August 2007 |
Day 6 (pdf) |
D6/4 |
Dr Jayne LM Donegan Examined by Mr Stern |
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Thursday 16th August 2007 |
Day 7 (pdf) |
D7/1 D7/87 D7/88
D7/100 |
Dr Jayne LM Donegan continued Cross-examined by Mr Kark Re- examined by Mr Stern Questioned by the Panel Dr A Peter Fletcher, expert witness for Dr Donegan Examined by Mr Stern |
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Friday 17th August 2007 |
Day 8 (pdf) |
D8/1 D8/19 D8/58 D8/59 |
Dr A Peter Fletcher, continued Examined by Mr Stern (continued) Cross-examined by Mr Kark Re-examined by Mr Stern Questioned by the Panel |
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Monday 20th August 2007 |
Day 9 (pdf) |
D9/1 D9/3 D9/5 D9/5 D9/8 D9/17 D9/42 |
Dr Donegan’s witness of fact Examined by Mr Stern Cross-examined by Mr Kark Re-examined by Mr Stern Questioned by the panel Legal discussion re disclosure of Dr Elliman’s training in expert evidence Amendments to Allegations Submissions by Mr Kark Submissions by Mr Stern |
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Tuesday 21st August 2007 |
Day 10 (pdf) |
D10/1 D10/27 |
Submissions by Mr Stern (continued) Legal Assessor’s Advice The Panel deliberated in camera and later adjourned until 9.30am Wednesday 22nd August |
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Wednesday 22nd August 2007 |
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The Panel continued to deliberate in camera The Panel adjourned until 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 23 August 2007 |
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Thursday 23rd August 2007 |
D12/1 |
The Panel continued to deliberate in camera Determination on facts The Panel later adjourned until 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 24 August 2007 |
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Friday 24th August 2007 |
D13/1 |
The Panel continued to deliberate in camera Determination on serious professional misconduct |
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Analysis (in process)
Elliman: “With due regard for this reservation it seems
probable that immunization had more effect on the control of this disease than
of any other, with the exceptions of poliomyelitis and, possibly, smallpox.
This conclusion is supported by the high level of immunity which follows the use
of a good antigen. Evidence for England and Wales in 1961 to 1963
indicated that the risk of an attack of diphtheria was about six times greater,
and the risk of a fatal attack ten times greater, in those not immunized than in
those immunized.”
Donegan GMC Transcripts for day 1
"What Dr Donegan did not mention in her report was that measures were taken back in the 1960s to remove that virus from the vaccine and tests on vaccines stored since 1966 have known it to be free from the simian virus." See: [Nov 2002] Today's Polio Vaccine still contaminated with Cancer-Causing SV-40