GMC concerned about doctors exploiting coronavirus fears
by Rupert Neate from on (#5138S)
Medical watchdog responds after physician alleged to have made 1.7m profit from tests
The General Medical Council (GMC) has raised concerns that some doctors are "exploiting patients' vulnerability" and are seeking to make hundreds of thousands of pounds selling private coronavirus tests to people worried that they may have been infected with the virus.
The GMC said no doctor should try to "profit from the fear and uncertainty caused by the pandemic".
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