Doctors who use social media to share 'misleading' information could be struck off in an update to the 'Hippocratic Oath'. The General Medical Council (GMC) are primed to investigate a doctor's posts on Facerbook Twitter, Instagram and TikTok if reported.
The GMC's Good Medical Practice guide - a modern-day Hippocratic Oath - is being updated for the first time in almost ten years, reports the Guardian. A recent draft says that doctors must “be honest and trustworthy, make clear the limits of their knowledge [and] make reasonable checks to make sure any information given is not misleading”
This wouid cover doctors who criticise Covid vaccines or lockdown policies on social media. The guide also now says doctors must speak out if they encounter 'toxic' workplace cultures that threaten patient safety, and take action if they encounter workplace bullying, harassment or discrimination.
