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Dr. Richard Scott, a general practitioner at the Bethesda Medical Center in Margate, Kent, was under investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the National Health Service (NHS).
The National Secular Society (NSS) claimed that someone "felt discomfort at the use of prayer" during a January 2019 radio interview that Scott participated in, according to Daily Mail.
"In June 2019, I heard from the GMC following a radio interview I did where I shared faith with patients and praying with patients," Scott said.
The letter he received from the GMC said preaching to patients is a personal belief and is in direct conflict with practicing medicine.
Also, the letter noted that some of the statements he made during the radio show were against good medical practice.
"I share my faith with patients, where relevant and where I can. I was amazed that a ridiculous complaint could be taken seriously by the GMC. They should have thrown it out right from the beginning. In my view, this was poor, vexatious, unnecessary."
At the end of November, Scott received another letter from the GMC stating that there was no case.
Scott said, "There was no first-hand accountable complaint from any patient."
Despite his victory, Scott worries about the younger generation of medical specialists who are fearful about standing up for their faith.
"We now have a generation of young doctors who are so scared to open their mouth to Jesus in case the NSS, GMC or anybody else complains. This is the climate we are now in and we really must stand up again these malignant voices who are not helping our doctors, students or nurses share their faith with people in times when we know it helps," he said.
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