Regulatory body to investigate “proselytising” GP in open hearing

An NHS doctor who has been reported to have discussed Christianity ‘thousands of times’  with patients is being investigated next week by the General Medical Council (GMC), the regulatory body for doctors, following a complaint made earlier this year. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has said that doctors have a duty of care to patients that does not include proselytising.Dr Richard Scott, a former missionary and a lay preacher, has opted to have an oral hearing which is open to the public