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Cheryl McEvoy

Glasgow doctor accused of lying and carrying out hair transplants without a licence

A doctor has been accused of carrying out hair transplant surgery in Glasgow without a licence.

Juan Ruiz Alconero will go before the Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service (MPTS) next month to face claims he failed to provide good clinical care to four patients.

It is further alleged he did not have adequate insurance, or indemnity cover, when he carried out the procedures.

The misconduct hearing will take place at the MPTS base in Manchester and will also consider a claim the medic lied to the General Medical Council (GMC) when he applied for registration.

The allegation, published on the MPTS website, states: "Dr Ruiz Alconero submitted an on-line application for registration with the GMC in which he failed to declare all of his work experience from the previous five years and falsely confirmed that the information he had provided was correct and true, and in doing so his actions were dishonest."

The MPTS hears complaints agains doctors and their fitness to practise in the UK, and will examine claims Dr Alconero carried out the procedures between August 2016 and January 2017 while based in Glasgow.

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