Professor tells tribunal it could be years before medic is fit to return to work
It could be up to four years before the Island's former medical director is fit to return to work.
That's the testimony of a consultant psychiatrist, who's been giving evidence to a tribunal looking at her dismissal from the Department of Health and Social Care.
The remedy hearing, which previously sat in January, is seeking to calculate the payout Dr Rosalind Ranson will receive after the tribunal ruled she was unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing.
Her legal team asked Professor Tony Elliott to carry out a psychiatric evaluation on the medic in order to determine how long she may be unable to work for as a result of her experiences while working for the DHSC, and during the tribunal.
Professor Elliott discussed the impact the case has had on Dr Ranson's mental health, and the clinical symptoms it's led to.
The DHSC's legal representative Simon Devonshire KC described Professor Elliott's diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as 'controversial', but the psychiatrist insisted the symptoms are present.
Professor Elliott went on to outline how the length of time between the onset of symptoms and the start of treatment is likely to mean a longer recovery for Dr Ranson.
He estimates the medic will need two to four years to be ready to return to the workplace once she begins treatment, but that treatment would work best if it begins after the tribunal is completed.
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