Bloodgate doctor suspended

THE doctor at the centre of the Bloodgate scandal which rocked rugby has been suspended, the General Medical Council (GMC) said yesterday.

Wendy Chapman was said to have cut the mouth of Tom Williams in an attempt to conceal his use of a fake blood capsule during Harlequins’ Heineken Cup match against Leinster.

“Dr Wendy Chapman has been given an interim suspension,” said the GMC spokeswoman. She said the GMC had up to 18 months to consider whether to take action against Dr Chapman.