TV Psychiatrist Raj Persaud Suspended After Admitting Plagiarism
TV psychiatrist Raj Persaud was yesterday suspended from practicing psychiatry after admitting plagiarism.
Persaud, 45, a household name as a result of his daytime appearances on This Morning with Richard and Judy, had been caught presenting the words of top academics as his own. He has received a three month suspension.
A General Medical Council disciplinary panel sitting in Manchester ruled that his 'dishonest conduct' had undermined public confidence in the profession.
Dr Anthony Morgan, chairman of the Fitness to Practise Panel, said, "The Panel has determined that a three-month period of suspension is sufficient to send out a signal to you, the profession and the public that plagiarism is unacceptable behavior."
Persaud, a former regular on This Morning with Richard and Judy, claimed that because of the stress of juggling media and NHS work, he thought he "was adequately attributing work" and that at the time he believed he had sufficiently acknowledged other authors' work.
He told the GMC, "I realize I should have been much more careful when I started writing the book.
"At the time, given the stress I was under, given the deadlines and my other work, I thought I was adequately attributing work."
He admitted he made "some serious errors" and said he "deeply regretted" not using quotation marks to denote copied work in his book.
Persaud said in a statement after the ruling, "I have apologized for this during the hearing and I apologize for this now. I am saddened this occurred while seeking to promote the work of academics to the wider public."
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