Mohammed Sulaiman SHAH

On 8 August 2024, Dr Shah inappropriately issued a Medical Certificate for a patient without obtaining an adequate medical history or validating the accuracy of information provided, and he signed a letter indicating that he had determined that the patient was not fit to work when he did not have sufficient information to confirm this was correct. This conduct does not meet with the standards required of a doctor. It risks undermining public protection, specifically patient safety, public confidence in the profession and professional standards and conduct and it must not be repeated. The required standards are set out in Good medical practice and associated guidance. In this case, paragraph 7, 81 and 89 of Good medical practice are particularly relevant: 7. In providing clinical care you must: a. adequately assess a patient’s condition(s), taking account of their history, including i. symptoms ii. relevant psychological, spiritual, social, economic, and cultural factors iii. the patient’s views, needs, and values 81. You must make sure that your conduct justifies your patients’ trust in you and the public’s trust in the profession. 89 You must make sure any information you communicate as a medical professional is accurate, not false or misleading. This means: a. you must take reasonable steps to check the information is accurate b. you must not deliberately leave out relevant information c. you must not minimise or trivialise risks of harm Whilst this failing in itself is not so serious as to require any restriction on Dr Shah's registration, it is necessary in response to issue this formal warning.