Being Checked on CCTV as a GP Registrar
As part of my role as a registrar, I partake in a weekly ward round review at a care home. Context - it’s a private contract between the practice and the care home, one of the GP partners also does a ward round during the week. I was late on one occasion and they asked my practice where I was. I have flexible working and later morning starts as per my OH adjustments. I was doing admin work in the morning and having laptop issues. As well as this, I’ve had significant life circumstances. Despite all of this, my CS has decided to investigate why I was late on this particular day with the care home (I get along with the staff here). They’ve gone as far as to review CCTV footage as to when I arrived to the car park. There’s a disparity of about 1-2 hours as when I disclosed I was there (I acknowledged this could be an error on my part due to stress). All jobs were completed in a timely fashion. Now I’m being reprimanded for it and a note on my portfolio, simply because I was late: I feel this is over the top, especially having CCTV reviewed as a doctor.
Please advise.