A doctor has been accused of giving medication to an underage patient without seeking the permission of the parent or identifying what the medication was for, a fitness-to-practise committee has heard.

The same doctor was also alleged to have failed to adequately refer another patient for an assessment of breast lumps through the national breast referral service, but arranged an ultrasound.

A Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry on Tuesday heard allegations of professional misconduct and poor performance against the locum

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