Belfast neurologist Michael Watt struck off medical register following tribunal

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Dr Watt was at the centre of Northern Ireland's largest recall of patients.

A medical tribunal last week found that his fitness to practise was "currently impaired", and that his professional performance was unacceptable.On Monday morning the tribunal ruled that Dr Watt should be erased from the medical register.

The three-person tribunal began its new hearing last month, when it was told a performance report into Dr Watt in 2018 found that he repeatedly failed to make correct diagnoses. The report said there was a persistent failure to take adequate histories from patients and carry out clinical examinations.

 

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