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Jul 2021
Gateshead GP suspended for fraudulent drug prescriptions
A GP who wrote fake prescriptions has been suspended from the profession for a year. A Medical Practitioners Tribunal head that John McClelland created fraudulent drug prescriptions 22 times while working in Gateshead. Dr McClelland said he had no excuse, admitting his actions were “outrageous”. The tribunal heard that between June and December 2018, Dr…