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| Psychiatrist and broadcaster Dr Raj Persaud will appear before the General Medical Council on Monday over allegations of plagiarism. | Psychiatrist and broadcaster Dr Raj Persaud will appear before the General Medical Council on Monday over allegations of plagiarism. |
| Dr Persaud, who practises in south London, is accused of plagiarising passages in a book he authored. | Dr Persaud, who practises in south London, is accused of plagiarising passages in a book he authored. |
| It follows the retraction of two articles he wrote for separate medical journals in 2005. | It follows the retraction of two articles he wrote for separate medical journals in 2005. |
| Dr Persaud hosts BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind, and previously starred in ITV's This Morning show. | Dr Persaud hosts BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind, and previously starred in ITV's This Morning show. |
| The 45-year-old psychiatrist first starred alongside Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan in the high-profile magazine show in 1994. | The 45-year-old psychiatrist first starred alongside Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan in the high-profile magazine show in 1994. |
| He stepped down from All In the Mind in 2006 amid continuing allegations of plagiarism but returned in 2007. | He stepped down from All In the Mind in 2006 amid continuing allegations of plagiarism but returned in 2007. |
| Allegations | Allegations |
| Three years ago an article was withdrawn from Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry after US professor Thomas Blass claimed that "over 50% was my work". | Three years ago an article was withdrawn from Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry after US professor Thomas Blass claimed that "over 50% was my work". |
| At the time, Dr Persaud apologised for the error and told the Guardian newspaper that it had been a cutting and pasting error which meant some references had been omitted. | At the time, Dr Persaud apologised for the error and told the Guardian newspaper that it had been a cutting and pasting error which meant some references had been omitted. |
| A second article was retracted by the British Medical Journal "owing to unattributed use of text from other published sources". | A second article was retracted by the British Medical Journal "owing to unattributed use of text from other published sources". |
| As a result of the allegations Dr Persaud withdrew from an honorary position as director of the now defunct Centre for Public Engagement in Mental Health Sciences at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London. | |
| A King's College inquiry found that allegations of plagiarism against Dr Persaud "had some substance", but decided no further action was required. | |
| Dr Persaud remains employed as a consultant psychiatrist for the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. | |
| The GMC "fitness to practise panel", which has the power to strike a doctor off the register, will investigate allegations of plagiarism in one of the books published by the psychiatrist and in a "number of articles". | |
| A statement from the GMC said: "It is alleged that Dr Persaud's actions were inappropriate, misleading, dishonest and liable to bring the profession into disrepute." | A statement from the GMC said: "It is alleged that Dr Persaud's actions were inappropriate, misleading, dishonest and liable to bring the profession into disrepute." |