Sam White
Against allopathy Alternative medicine |
Clinically unproven |
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“”This is not a conspiracy theory, it is a conspiracy of fact.
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— Sam White[1] |
“”Dr White’s baseless claims and scaremongering would have had an adverse influence on scared and worried members of the public.
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— Medical Practitioners Tribunal[1] |
Samuel White (February 1980–)[2] is a holistic practitioner[3] and former NHS GP[4] with "libertarian principles"[5] who was temporarily suspended and gagged for spreading medical misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He went viral celebrating the lifting of that gag order by seeming to broadcast his sexual kinks to the world.[7][8] White was struck off by the General Medical Council (GMC)[4] after being found guilty of misconduct in a virtual hearing (19 Aug 2024 to 27 Aug 2024) of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) which he did not attend.[9][10][11] He continues to conduct private holistic consultations for £345 for 60 minutes.[3]
Serious concerns[edit]
In June 2021, White, who graduated from the University of Wales in 2004 and had been a registered GP since 2010,[9] posted a seven-minute video clip to Instagram and Twitter in which he claimed to have resigned from his former role as a partner at the Denmead Health Centre in Hampshire, because of the ‘lies’ around the NHS and Government approach to the pandemic that were ‘so vast’ he could no longer ‘stomach or tolerate’ them. He specifically expressed unsubstantiated concerns about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine and testing methods and falsely claimed that ‘masks do nothing’.[5][6]
Following "serious concerns" reported to the GMC, White was temporarily suspended from his position as a locum GP, and following the lifting of the suspension, was placed under a gag order for a maximum of 18 months, to prevent him "using some language that echoed conspiracy theories about the pandemic," and "may have a real impact on patient safety."[5] This was done in accordance with GMC ethical guidelines, also applying to social media, that doctors "must not impose [their] beliefs and values on patients or cause distress by the inappropriate or insensitive expression of them."[6]
In September 2021, White was part of an anti-vax brain trust, including non-practicing and seemingly confused solicitor Anna de Buisseret, Dolores Cahill, obstetrician turned ivermectin pusher Tess Lawrie, clottish funeral director John O'Looney, and former Pfizer pharmacologist turned antivax activist Michael Yeadon, which met with a “senior” Tory MP, said to have been head of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady, to call for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to be paused “as a matter of urgency” and for those vaccines to “at no point” be given to children. Brady, while not confirming the meeting had taken place, clarified that if it had, it would not amount to an endorsement of their views.[12][13]
Upon appeal to the High Court, Justice Ian Dove, with reference to provisions in the Human Rights Act 1998, concluded that the GMC had made "an error of law and a clear misdirection," in restricting White's freedom to express medical misinformation.[14] Dove stressed he was expressing no views on the merits of White’s claims, but rather ruling on the tribunal’s decision making process.[15]
WhatsApp Doc?[edit]
White celebrated the lifting of the ban by immediately appearing on the ever-reliable GB News to repeat his claims. A clip of the interview, seemingly screen-recorded on an Apple device, which was uploaded to his own website, went viral after it was found to be interrupted part-way through by a WhatsApp message popping up on the screen reading:
As you rest just give a thought to using me for your pleasure. Having me on my knees doing whatever you say... xxx. — Suzie Sub
This, according to White, must have been the work of hackers as he had "lived a very sheltered life" and "never met anyone like Susie."[7][8] He says he reported the incident to the police and had a crime reference number, which is possibly where he got the idea for his next misadventure.
On December 20, 2021, White, joined by anti-vax solicitors Lois Bayliss and Philip Hyland and retired police officer turned sovereign citizen Mark Sexton, filed a criminal complaint over the government vaccine rollout with Hammersmith and Fulham Police at Hammersmith police station. The complainants were issued Metropolitan Police crime reference number (CRN) 6029679/21, which was used to promote the false claim that a massive criminal investigation was underway.[16] However, the Met issued a formal rejection of the complaint on February 22, 2022, stating:
Following an assessment of all the available evidence, it is clear that no criminal offences are apparent. The Metropolitan Police will not be launching a criminal investigation and no further action will be taken. — Met Police Spokesperson[17]
White appeared on the March 26, 2022, episode of GB News' Neil Oliver Live still promoting the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19.[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Record of Determinations – Medical Practitioners Tribunal MPTS
- ↑ Samuel Ross WHITE Companies House
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dr Sam White Dr Sam White
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Samuel Ross WHITE General Medical Council
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Covid 'misinformation' doctor appeals GMC conditions (November 5, 2021) BBC News
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 GPs who criticise Covid vaccine on social media ‘vulnerable’ to GMC investigation by Costanza Potter and Tom Porter (November 24, 2021) Pulse (Archived February 9, 2022)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 GB News guest says hackers to blame after raunchy WhatsApp message from ‘Suzie Sub’ appeared on website by Breanna Robinson (December 6, 2021) indy100
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 'I've never met Suzie Sub': Vaccine-sceptic doctor whose appearance on GB News included a message from woman saying 'use me for your pleasure' says he's lived 'a sheltered life' and he's told police he has been the victim of hackers by Sally Beck and Nick Craven (December 7, 2021) Mail Online
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dr Samuel WHITE Aug 24 (GMC number 6098658) - Medical practitioners tribunal details GMC
- ↑ Vaccine sceptic GP, 44, who claimed 'masks do nothing' and spread misinformation about coronavirus on social media is struck off by Matthew Lodge (September 12, 2024) Mail Online (Archived September 12, 2024)
- ↑ GP struck off for ‘dangerous’ claims about Covid pandemic by Eliza Parr (September 16, 2024) Pulse (Archived September 26, 2024)
- ↑ Covid antivaxers ‘met senior Conservative MP’ Sir Graham Brady by Tom Whipple (September 30, 2021) The Sunday Times (archived September 30, 2021)
- ↑ Senior Tory MP Sir Graham Brady ‘met with anti-vaxxers’ by Zoe Tidman (September 30, 2021) The Independent
- ↑ Hampshire GP's Covid social media ban was wrong, court rules (December 3, 2021) BBC News
- ↑ Covid-19: High Court overturns decision to ban GP from posting views on pandemic on social media by Clare Dyer (December 7, 2021) British Medical Journal
- ↑ Anti-Vaxxers Think a 9-Digit Code Shows Vaccine Sites Are Criminal. It Doesn’t. by Tim Hume (January 21, 2022) VICE News
- ↑ Anti-Vaxxers Met Police finds ‘no criminal offences’ in Covid vaccine programme after anti-vaxxer complaint by Lizzie Dearden (February 22, 2022) The Independent
- ↑ Dr Sam White and Sally Cutler discuss Ivermectin and the dangers of using it (March 26, 2022) GB News