He had not been involved in patient care since February 2025 and ceased to be a partner at the MSG last week, the group said in a statement issued in response to Guernsey Press questions, the newspaper having discovered the GMC’s suspension of his licence last month.
Just over two years ago Dr Patterson made international headlines following a letter he sent to the GMC which was republished worldwide.
He had claimed that islanders were hospitalised following adverse reactions to the vaccinations suffering from myocarditis or myocardial injury relating to the vaccine, or were cardiac patients already, but he claimed had myocardital injury after their vaccination.
He said that as well as seeing more myocarditis generally, there was more in young people, which was unusual.
He said he was not anti-vaccinations but wanted to promote more debate and discussion about unintended harms.
Following these concerns raised by Dr Patterson, the States commissioned an independent review by the Royal College of Physicians at the end of 2024 to investigate a possible link between Covid-19 vaccination and cardiac conditions observed within his practice.
The MSG said yesterday that the review found no evidence to support the level of clinical concerns raised by Dr Patterson.
‘However, as a result of certain issues identified by the Royal College as part of the review, further investigations were undertaken by the Medical Specialist Group in the interests of the safety of our patients.’
It confirmed that last month the General Medical Council imposed a 12-month suspension of Dr Patterson’s medical licence as an interim order pending the outcome of fitness to practice proceedings relating to him. Dr Patterson is appealing this suspension.
‘The investigation by the GMC is ongoing, and it is important that this process is allowed to run its proper course,’ said the MSG.
‘Separately from those GMC proceedings, following the conclusion of our internal processes, we can confirm that as of 19 March, Dr Patterson is no longer a partner at the Medical Specialist Group.
‘Every decision we have taken throughout this process has been focused on ensuring the highest standards of patient care. The safety and quality of care that we provide to our patients is our absolute priority.
‘Our cardiology service runs as normal by other colleagues within the team and by experienced visiting consultants. We are grateful to them for their commitment to our patients, who receive the expert cardiology care that they need.’
The MSG has written to all patients of Dr Patterson, who declined to comment when approached by the Guernsey Press.
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