A panel of the appeal board criticized nearly every finding made by the complaints committee, called its decision “unreasonable,” and ordered that it review Fruitman’s complaint again. The HPARB ruling offers a glimpse into how the secretive complaints committee at the college operates. Medical malpractice lawyer Paul Harte has argued that the committee should never be dealing with sexual abuse complaints, unless they are clearly frivolous. “All but the most frivolous abuse complaints should be sent to a hearing where the health-care professional will get a fair hearing. “Assembling a comprehensive picture of how regulatory colleges deal with complaints of sexual abuse is still a challenge,” the task force said.

Source: thestar November 26, 2017 11:26 UTC