‘Baby P’ doctor fined and faces conditions

The doctor at the centre of the Baby P scandal in the UK has been fined and had conditions attached to her registration by the Medical Council.

The High Court has confirmed the measures, which were decided by the Medical Council on December 17 after its fitness-to-practise inquiry committee found Sabah Al-Zayyat guilty of professional misconduct.

The amount of the fine has not been revealed but legislation allows for up to €5,000 to be levied against the doctor. Dr Al-Zayyat’s current whereabouts are not known and, under the conditions attached to her registration as a doctor in Ireland, she must inform the Medical Council within seven days of her return to the country. She must also undertake a course in professional ethics within one year if she does return.