London: Arvind Madan, one of the senior-most doctors in the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, was forced to resign over his controversial online comments over the closures of small general practitioner surgeries across the country.
The Indian-origin general practitioner stepped down as NHS England’s Director of Primary Care after his pseudonym posts over the closure of small GP surgeries in the country triggered outrage among fellow family doctors. The London-based GP had been making online comments on stories on ‘Pulse Today’ medical journal’s website under the pseudonym “Devil’s Advocate” for a few years, often speaking in favour of NHS England policies.