Richard Neale: From Canada to UK

Richard Neale trained in the UK

Richard Neale was born and trained in the UK but practised in Canada until he was struck off there in 1985.

He did his medical training in London, qualifying in 1970 and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the same year.

He worked at the Ajax-Pickering Hospital in Ontario, Canada.

However, following the death of two patients he had treated, he was barred from practising in Canada.

He then returned to the UK and took up work as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Friarage Hospital in North Allerton, Yorkshire, where he remained until 1995.

The GMC was apparently informed that he had been struck off in Canada but took no action.

During this time he became a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, based in London.

It is alleged that when concerns about his conduct came to light he was given a £100,000 severance payment by the Friarage Hospital, where he had risen to be head of the maternity unit.

It is also claimed he was given a clean reference to avoid being put through disciplinary procedures.

He used the reference to gain work as a locum in Leicester and the Isle of Wight.

It is claimed the GMC failed to respond when it was approached by the Leicester Royal Infirmary with concerns about Mr Neale in 1995.

He also performed stints at the London Fertility Clinic and the private Portland Hospital in central London and the medical directory of all doctors lists the London Women's Clinic in Harley Street as his place of work.

It also lists him as a member of the International Continence Society and the American Urogynaecological Association.