Medics must be trusted, says Eva Carneiro

The doctor in a legal battle with Chelsea over being demoted after rushing onto the field to treat a player has broken her public silence, in a speech stressing the importance of trusting medics.

After being undermined by then-manager Jose Mourinho, Eva Carneiro left Chelsea and she is pursuing a constructive dismissal case which is set to be heard by a public tribunal in June.

Addressing a football medical conference in London, Carneiro did not mention last August’s incident directly but talked generally about her responsibilities as a club doctor with “return to play” the theme.