Doctor is accused of lying about patient

A PSYCHIATRIST has been accused of lying about a patient by falsely claiming he recorded telephone conversations with clients and “felt like hitting people at work”.

Dr Jane Mclennan, an expert in old age psychiatry from Edinburgh, is alleged to have knowingly made a string of false claims about the patient, known only as Mr A, in a damning psychiatric report.

Dr Mclennan, 56, a consultant psychiatrist at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Edinburgh, has lectured in psychiatry at the universities of Dundee and Stirling and also been a member of the Scottish Government’s national panel of specialists.

The psychiatric report was prepared by Dr Mclennan following a consultation with Mr A in July 2014. At the time, Mr A was in dispute with his former employer, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).

It is alleged Dr Mclennan went on to claim the report she had written about Mr A was accurate during the employment tribunal in January 2015, despite knowing that she had attributed comments and quotes to Mr A which she “knew to be false”.

The case is being considered by the Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal Service (MPTS) in Manchester. It is alleged that Dr Mclennan’s fitness to practise is impaired by dishonesty.

It is alleged that the comments detailed in Dr Mclennan’s report “were not made by Mr A during the examination” and that the psychiatrist “knew [they] were not made”.

The tribunal is expected to continue until July 6.