GP accused of professional misconduct says medical council engaging in 'witch hunt'

Dr Juan Jesus Paz Pena is facing 13 allegations of poor professional performance for inappropriately prescribing high doses of medicine to two patients in September 2017 to treat hypertension

Inquiry heard the GP had left Ireland because he felt he had been treated 'like a scoundrel' for prescribing medicine to an elderly lady whose hypertension was 'out of control'. Picture: RollingNews.ie

A doctor accused of professional misconduct and poor professional treatment over his care of two elderly female patients in Dublin has accused the Irish Medical Council of engaging in a “witch-hunt” against him.

Dr Juan Jesus Paz Pena, who worked for the Doctors on Duty out of hours service in Dublin, is facing 13 allegations of poor professional performance for inappropriately prescribing high doses of medicine to two patients in September 2017 to treat hypertension, one of whom had no history of high blood pressure.