LONDON, April 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Statement on behalf of Dr Sarah Myhill:

On Thursday 8th April 2010, Dr Sarah Myhill, a private GP, was summoned to a GMC Hearing on Monday 12th April so that her license to practise medicine could be suspended whilst anonymous allegations against her were investigated. The GMC gave her one working day to respond.

When challenged, the GMC re-arranged the Hearing for 29th April to start at 09.30 am. It is scheduled to last for approximately 1 1/2 hours. At Dr Myhill's specific request, the Hearing is to be made open to the public. Mr John R Macdonald QC of New Square Chambers, Lincoln 's Inn, London, will be accompanying Dr Myhill to the Hearing.

With the GMC unable to accommodate the numerous requests for seats at the Hearing, Dr Myhill's patients, their families and friends will be organising a demonstration of support outside the GMC offices at 1.30pm. The GMC are scheduled to release their Hearing decision at 2.00 pm.

Dr Myhill believes that she has been targeted by the GMC because of her interest in allergy and nutritional medicine which she uses to treat a wide range of conditions from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), Gulf War Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, to Organophosphate poisoning and Aerotoxic Syndrome, amongst others.

Dr Myhill has been subjected to GMC scrutiny since 2001, during which time she has faced six Fitness to Practice Hearings. All these were cancelled by the GMC with no case to answer. To our knowledge, no patient has ever complained to the GMC about Dr Myhill and we know of no patient that has been harmed nor put at risk.

During this time the GMC have spent GBP136,692.12 on external solicitors' fees and disbursements in addition to their own internal costs, estimated to be in excess of GBP500,000.

On 12th August 2009 Dr Myhill met with Jackie Smith, Head of Fitness to Practise Investigations at the GMC. Jackie Smith has not signed the minutes of that meeting and has not met with John Macdonald QC, Dr Myhill's legal representative.

The GMC have formulated no allegations against Dr Myhill. But on the basis of one complaint concerning the use of vitamin B12 injections to a patient and a second anonymous complaint about her website the GMC have decided there is a potential risk to public safety

If Dr Myhill is suspended on April 29th many of her patients will be directly damaged by the GMC's action. See a sample of patient support here:

Facebook - Support Dr Sarah Myhill

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108048875899603ref=searchsid=1000 00728469172.4083097511..1

Petition -

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/witchhuntofdrsarahmyhill/

The One Click Group - Support Dr Sarah Myhill Campaign Launched

http://www.theoneclickgroup.co.uk/documents/ME-CFS_docs/Support%20Dr%20Sa rah%20Myhill%20Campaign.pdf

If you wish to see the 259 letters so far sent to the GMC please contact office@doctormyhill.co.uk Available on-line. Or telephone 01547 550191.

Notes To Editors:

1. See: Opinion, Mr John R Macdonald QC - Dr Sarah Myhill and the GMC 2001-2007, the GMC's duty and Case Law

http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/John_McDonald%27s_Opinion_-_Sarah_Myhill_a nd_the_GMC_2001-2007

2. See: Minutes of the meeting with Jackie Smith Head of GMC Investigations, August 12th 2008

http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Meeting_with_Jackie_Smith_Head_of_GMC_Inve stigations

3. See: Details of the charges, April 2010

http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/drmyhill/index.php?title=Category:My_GMC_Hearin gaction=editsection=15

4. See: The GMC are taking patients' notes without their knowledge or consent

http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Category:My_GMC_Hearing#The_GMC_are_taking _patients.27_notes_without_their_knowledge_or_consent (Due to the length of the above URLs, it may be necessary to copy and paste these hyperlinks into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the space in each url if one exists.)

For further information, please contact: Dr Sarah Myhill Office number +44(0)1547-330-331 Mobile +44(0)7870-137-442 Email office@doctormyhill.co.uk

SOURCE: Support Dr Sarah Myhill

CONTACT: For further information, please contact: Dr Sarah Myhill,+44(0)1547-550-191, direct line for Press only, Mobile +44(0)7964-546-325,Office number +44(0)1547-330-331,Email office@doctormyhill.co.uk