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'Hero' GP suspended for plagiarising fellow doctor's work

A leading GP who was made an MBE last month for his work with violent
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A leading GP who was made an MBE last month for his work with violent
patients has been suspended for six months for plagiarising another doctor’s
work.

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   The General Medical Council heard that Dr Margaret Staley initially
   came under suspicion herself after computer anti-plagiarism software
   picked out striking similarities between a case study she had written
   and Dr Kumar's coursework.
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   Dr Staley endured weeks of uncertainty before eventually being
   completely exonerated when it became clear she was the victim rather
   than the perpetrator of the plagiarism.

   Public school-educated Dr Kumar was hailed as a hero in 2009 after