my daughter is another of southalls cases wrong diagnosise of an illness that has messes all our lifes up she is struggling to get back some education and we are still under going test to see what damage he has done please please stop this man p mazzocchio stoke on trent

p mazzocchio, stoke on trent, staffordshire

Southall is a deluded individual, however he is not to blame. The CPS only engage individuals who are biased toward the prosecutions case no matter what the real science behind the evidence, this is why they employ at tax payers expense the most wayward of experts to substatiate their cases. The fact is that until an independent organisation is set up that wont work hand in glove with the Police you will always have this problem. Its not Southall to blame but the system that allowed him to stand as an expert witness.

Mark, Gateshead,

Southall was appointed as my childs consultant at UHNS, he threatened myself with child protection services if I did not take my child home from the ward, this was whilst under the Ban from doing child protection work. I informed the GMC, they took no action.I asked for him to be removed as consultant and He refused, Copies of correspondence in this matter will be available both on my childs medical records and my own. I Asked the Chief Exec to remove him as consultant, gave my reasons and he was removed. This man is obsessed with labeling parents as unfit, we have gone head to head on many occasions. He attended a care review meeting and took medical letters regarding my child out of context, attempting top portray myself as endangering my child, I again challenged him in open discussion, and the full letter was read out, in the proper context, again whilst under his ban. I hope he is struck off, I do not believe his input is in the best interests of any child.

julie cottingham, stoke on trent, staffordshire

Isn't this further evidence that the GMC is incapable of dealing rationally with such serious cases? Disciplinary hearings should be heard by an independent body, not doctors' own governing body which ultimatey serves to protect the interests of their profession and not the interests of patients and the public? Being struck of the register seems inadequate for someone who abused their professional standing and caused grieving families further trauma, and for Sally Clark an unwarrented prison term, depression and an untimely death.

J Sanders, Leeds, UK

He will just get a slap on the wrist. like "Sir" Roy Meadows who should have been stripped of his knighthood. Lestor Piggot had his honour award rescinded for tax irregularities, but money crime is more important than crimes against grieving parents.
45 years ago when I lived at Esher, I was talking to my neighbour as she put her lovely little boy down for a nap. Two hours later I heard her screaming and rushed out to see what was the matter. We called an ambulance but nothing could be done. She was taken to the Police Station and accused of killing her son, and her daughter was taken into foster care. An autopsy found the cause of death was "cot death" as it was known then. Meanwhile she had been through hell at the police station and her daughter was traumatised. The Police convinced her husband she had killed him. They got divorced later. I hoped those bad old days were gone for good, but these two evil men were determined to bring them back.

Beryl, WINDSOR, England

The Medical Council has severely damaged its own credibility and the medical profession at large by failing to act robustly in a case where one of its members blatantly abused the power of his position to wilfully and irreparably dmage the lives of so many people. Münchausen’s syndrome by proxy is incredibly difficult to diagnose and still under scrutiny as to whether it is a valid disorder. The God Complex of which apparently David Southall suffers is much more clearly documented and easier to spot. Incidentally why was a so-called doctor who could allegedly diagnose so much through a TV interview was not critically examined by his own profession sooner? A jail sentence at least equal in length to Sally Clarke's may work wonders on his powers of contemplation.

David Amerland, Gatley, UK, Cheshire

What an appalling and arrogant man! I wonder why those working with him over the years did nothing to put a stop to his unethical activities. Fearful for their own careers perhaps? Or maybe just a combination of inertia and not wanting to rock the boat. So much easier to turn a blind eye to wrongdoing, isn't it? Will the GMC bottle out of striking him off? Watch this space!

Helen Blowers, Kirknewton, UK

I agree with Barbara. It's not striking off this arrogant clown needs - it's putting away. Either jail or some other institution where he can be supervised and controlled.

eric campbell, harrogate , uk

Why is David Southall facing the GMC? Why is he not in a court of law, facing murder charges?

Barbara , Staffordshire, England

How come it's taken this long to discipline this evil man?

A. Thompson, Taipei,