Tipped scales.

 DZ thought that he knew all of the machinations used by the GMC to make it easier to screw over doctors who come before a Medical Practitioners Tribunal.

Such as the original idea that the MPT should be independent of the GMC, which never happened.

Or the change in burden of proof from the criminal standard, (beyond reasonable doubt) to the civil, (balance of probabilities).

Or the fact that the only appeal against the penalty set by a fitness to practice hearing is to the High Court, an expensive, daunting and difficult path making appeal almost impossible for most doctors.

But what I didn't know was that, if the GMC themselves are dissatisfied with the judgement of a FPH and want a more severe punishment, then they themselves do have an appeal system for that. An appeal pathway not open to the accused doctor. And who gets to adjudicate this appeal of the GMC. Why the GMC themselves of course. 

The government noticed this and recommended abolition of this unfair practice over six years ago but nothing happened.

I din't know why the fuckers bother with a FPH at all. It's so biased against the doctor that it would be laughable if the consequences weren't so devastating

Be nice.

 Like most people, DZ has occasionally opened the door to evangelising individuals, purporting to be concerned for your welfare, and offering salvation. Usually, but not exclusively Jehovah's Witnesses. DZ, until recently, has turned them away in a polite and civil manner, but he is aware that many people give in to their irritation and respond rudely or even abusively.

But I have recently read something that points out that this in fact plays into the hands of the cult. That the visit of the faithful is not actually intended to convert you, but to reinforce the brainwashing of those unfortunates on your doorstep.

The whole process is explained here, by Doug Robertson.

So the next time this happens, be nice to them. Offer them a cup of tea. Sit them down. It might actually counter very slightly the brainwashing they are enduring. You could even print off some copies of this article and, when they offer you their leaflets, you offer them a copy of yours. If they accept, suggest to them that every time they endure abuse on the doorstep they should remember what Dr Robertson has written. Make it politely clear you don't share their beliefs but express sympathy for their predicament. I've actually done this once with a middle aged pair of JW's and explained how they were being brainwashed. They actually lost their temper! And left. Result!