Dozens And Dozens Of Doctors Team Up To Fight "Chilling Attack" On The Freedom Of Speech Of Senior Cardiologist

DFPUK, HART and UKMFA issue press release on the Good Law Project's case against Dr Aseem Malhotra.

Dr Aseem Malhotra with his father Prof Kailash Chand OBE, who he believes died from a sudden cardiac arrest due to the Pfizer vaccine.

In June, a group of doctors, some of whom are general practitioners (GPs), initiated legal action against the General Medical Council (GMC). The basis of their claim was the GMC's alleged failure to address misinformation about the Covid vaccines.

The doctors, most of which prefer anonymity (cowards, sorry, fingers slipped) delivered a pre-action protocol letter to the GMC, signalling their intent to pursue legal action. Earlier in January, this group had urged the regulator to assess Dr. Aseem Malhotra’s suitability to practice medicine, citing his alleged "prominent dissemination of misinformation regarding Covid-19 mRNA vaccines."

Dr. Malhotra, a renowned cardiologist, activist, and author, boasts over half a million Twitter followers, with his latest content primarily centering around the safety, or the lack there of, of the Covid vaccines.

Prior to receiving an official denial from the GMC, the doctors contended in an April letter that the regulator should determine if Dr. Malhotra's professional conduct had been compromised by his alleged “anti-Covid-19 vaccine stance”. They stressed that inaction could jeopardise patient safety and public trust in both the medical field and the GMC.

Professor Trish Greenhalgh, an Oxford University GP, highlighted the GMC's reluctance to tie perceived “anti-vaccine statements” to direct harm inflicted upon a patient. She emphasised the growing threat of “misleading” information on social media, necessitating a reevaluation of the definition of “harm”.

To defray the legal expenses for challenging the GMC, the group embarked on a fundraising campaign, collecting a reported £5,000.

Dr. Malhotra defended his stance, citing a commitment to evolve his position in line with new evidence. He mentioned his own early vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine and efforts to combat vaccine hesitancy, but stressed his belief that the mRNA vaccines present serious risks while noting their use despite the absence of long-term safety data.

Earlier today, Doctors For Patients UK, the UK Medical Freedom Alliance, and Health Advisory & Recovery Team, issued a press release in response to legal action:

(It constitutes a bit of an ass-whopping in my opinion so I dare not summarise it. Here it is in its entirety):

Dear Editor

We, the undersigned doctors, and the campaign groups Doctors for Patients UK, UK Medical Freedom Alliance and HART, wish to publicly state our support for Dr Aseem Malhotra, a well-published academic and cardiologist who has been a popular commentator on medical and public health matters in the UK media for many years. We condemn the actions of a group of (mostly anonymous) doctors, supported by the Good Law Project (GLP), in seeking to silence and punish Dr Malhotra for speaking out about his concerns about the safety of Covid-19 vaccines. This is a serious and chilling attack on the freedom of speech of a senior doctor.

Dr Malhotra is the son of the late BMA stalwart and NHS campaigner, Dr Kailash Chand. Following the unexpected death of his father from previously undetectable heart disease, Dr Malhotra made public statements highlighting his concerns that his father’s Covid-19 vaccinations were a causal factor in his death.

Despite initially endorsing and promoting the Covid-19 vaccines on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on 5th February 20212 he is now calling for an immediate suspension of the novel mRNA Covid-19 vaccines and a full investigation into their adverse effects, for reasons detailed in the 2-part, peer-reviewed paper he wrote, published in September 2022 in the Journal of Insulin Resistance. This is entirely in line with his duty as a responsible doctor, to protect the British public from the harm which he believes his family have suffered and to uphold the fundamental principle of medical ethics to “First do no harm”.

Dr Malhotra presented his concerns to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Vaccine Damage, on 20th October 2022 at Portcullis House, Westminster. His impassioned call to prioritise patient safety resulted in a group of anonymous doctors reporting him to the General Medical Council (GMC) for ‘high-profile promotion of misinformation about Covid-19 mRNA vaccines’, demanding they investigate his fitness to practice. When the GMC refused to carry out a Fitness to Practice (FtP) investigation, Dr Matt Kneale, a junior doctor in the group, instructed The Good Law Project (GLP) to begin crowdfunding for a legal action against the GMC’s decision, and launched a judicial review against the GMC in the High Court.

Dr Malhotra is a senior cardiologist, a well-established commentator and campaigner on public health issues, and a long-standing advocate for patient safety. His previous campaigns have raised awareness about heart disease, obesity, the harms of sugar, and corruption within the pharmaceutical industry. As an ambassador for the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, he was the lead author in this joint initiative with the BMJ to tackle the harms of overprescribing and unnecessary medical interventions. It is a mark of Dr Malhotra’s high regard for medical ethics that he felt compelled to speak publicly about his new and growing concerns of a link between Covid-19 vaccines and heart damage, despite initially endorsing the mRNA jabs.

It is deeply unsettling that the GLP, an entity funded primarily by the public, would turn its legal machinery toward silencing an ethical doctor. This is especially troubling given the organisation's stated commitment to transparency and a better world. Rather than exerting legal force to silence professionals, should they not focus instead on compelling the full release of the Covid-19 vaccine trial data? The absence of such vital information from public and medical scrutiny is not just a lapse; it's a serious breach of trust and a blow to patient safety.

By contesting the GMC's decision to support Dr Malhotra’s right to free speech and not to carry out a formal FtP investigation (on the grounds that his statements were not sufficiently egregious to merit action), the legal action supported by the GLP risks undermining the resolve of medical professionals to speak candidly on serious health issues, a move that would have profound consequences for patient safety and the ethical practice of medicine.

The GLP challenge against the GMC decision is misconceived, misguided, and threatens doctors’ individual right to free speech and proper scientific debate on matters relating to protecting the public from dangerous products. It is deeply regrettable in a democratic society that instead of being applauded for his courage in raising the alarm, Dr Malhotra is being persecuted in this way.

Thousands of doctors worldwide and in the United Kingdom11 share Dr Malhotra’s reasonable concerns regarding Covid-19 vaccine safety. Many have spoken out on this issue, including the eminent US cardiologist, Dr Peter McCullough, who called for an immediate withdrawal of these products in a speech made in the EU Parliament on 13 September 2023. The undersigned doctors and organisations are aware of multiple harms associated with the Covid-19 vaccines; among them frontline doctors who have reported vaccine-associated injuries and deaths in their own patients.

The list of signatories and co-signatories is something to behold:

• Dr Ayiesha Malik, MBChB, MRCGP (2014)

• Dr Clare Craig BM BCh, FRCPath

• Dr Elizabeth Evans, MA, MBBS, DRCOG

• Lord Moonie, MBChB, MRCPsych, MFCM, MSc, House of Lords, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 2001-2003, former Consultant in Public Health Medicine

• Professor Angus Dalgleish, MD, FRCP, FRACP, FRCPath, FMedSci, Professor of Oncology, University of London; Principal, Institute for Cancer Vaccines & Immunotherapy

• Professor John A Fairclough, BM BS, BMed Sci, FRCS, FFSEM(UK), Professor Emeritus, Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Dr Ali Ajaz, MBBS, BSc, MRCPsych, PGCert, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

• Dr Victoria Anderson, MBChB, MRCGP (2016), MRCPCH (2013), DRCOG, General Practitioner

• Dr Lucy Apps, MBBS, MRCGP, General Practitioner

• Dr Michael Bazlinton, MBChB, MRCGP, DCH, General Practitioner

• Dr Mark A Bell, MBChB, MRCP(UK), FRCEM, Consultant in Emergency Medicine

• Dr Gill Breese, BSc, MBChB, DTM&H, DFFP, General Practitioner

• Dr Emma Brierly, MBBS, MRCGP, General Practitioner

• Dr Rachel Brown, MBChB, LLM, CFMP, MRCPsych

• Mr John Bunni, MBChB (Hons), Dip Lap Surg, FRCS [ASGBI Medal], Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon

• Dr Selena Chester, MBBS, Medical Practitioner

• Dr David Cartland, MBChB, BMedSci, General Practitioner

• Mr Ian F Comaish, MA, BM BCh, FRCOphth, FRANZCO, Consultant Ophthalmologist

• Dr Phuoc-Tan Diep, MBChB FRCPath. Consultant Histopathologist

• Dr Jonathan Eastwood, BSc, MBChB, MRCGP, General Practitioner

• Dr Jonathan Engler, MBChB, LLB

• Dr Bob Gill, MBChB, MRCGP, General Practitioner

• Dr Catherine Hatton, MBChB, General Practitioner

• Dr Tony Hinton, MBChB, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon

• Dr Rosamond Jones, MBBS, MD, FRCPCH, retired Consultant Paediatrician

• Dr Tim Kelly, MBBCh, BSc, Hospital Doctor

• Dr Caroline Lapworth, MBChB, General Practitioner

• Dr Theresa Lawrie, MBBCh, PhD, Director, Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy Ltd, Bath

• Dr Andrew Lees, MB BS, MRCGP, DCH, retired General Practitioner

• Mr Malcolm Loudon, MB ChB, MD, FRCSEd, FRCS (Gen Surg). MIHM, VR, Consultant Surgeon

• Dr Imran Malik, MBBS, MRCP (2006), MRCGP (2007), General Practitioner

• Dr Fiona Martindale, MBChB, MRCGP, General Practitioner

• Dr Janet Menage, MA, MBChB, retired General Practitioner

• Dr Alan Mordue, MBChB, FFPH, retired Consultant in Public Health Medicine & Epidemiology

• Dr Campbell Murdoch, MBChb, General Practitioner and PCN Clinical Director, Somerset

• Dr Greta Mushet, MBChB, MRCPsych, retired Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy

• Dr Angela Musso, MD, MRCGP, DRCOG, FRACGP, MFPC, General Practitioner

• Dr Sam McBride, BSc (Hons) Medical Microbiology & Immunobiology, MBBCh BAO, MSc in Clinical Gerontology, MRCP(UK), FRCEM, FRCP(Edinburgh), NHS Emergency Medicine & geriatrics

• Mr Ian McDermott, MBBS, MS, FRCS(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Dr Geoffrey Maidment, MBBS, FRCP, retired Consultant Physician

• Dr Fairoz Miller, BSc, MBBCh, MRCP (1999), MRCGP (2016), General Practitioner

• Dr Alistair J Montgomery, MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, retired General Practitioner

• Dr Sarah Myhill, MBBS, Dip NM, retired GP, Independent Naturopathic Physician, UKMFA Director of Medical Ethics

• Dr Dean Patterson, Consultant Cardiologist and General Physician, MBChB, FRCP

• Dr Jessica Robinson, Bsc (Hons), MBBS, MRCPsych, MFHom

• Dr Susannah Robinson, MBBS BSc MRCP MRCGP General Practitioner

• Dr Jon Rogers, MB ChB (Bristol), MRCGP (1981), DRCOG (1980), retired General Practitioner

• Mr T. James Royle, MBChB, FRCS, MMedEd, Colorectal and General Surgeon

• Dr Magdalena Stasiak-Horkan, MBBS, DCH, MRCGP (2003-2017), General Practitioner

• Dr Rohaan Seth, BSc, MBChB, MRCGP (2012), retired General Practitioner

• Dr Jannah van der Pol, iBSc, MBBS, MRCGP, General Practitioner

• Dr Helen Westwood, MBChB (Hons), MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, General Practitioner

• Dr Lucie Wilk, BSc, MD, FRCPC (2013), Consultant Rheumatologist

You can find a full copy of the press release here.

Currently working on a new exposè concerning the coordinated attempt to tarnish “conspiracist” celebrities. It is, however, proving to be more time-consuming than I originally expected. I should have it up in the next few days.

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