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==2016 General Medical Council complaint== In 2016 Dr. Speight was subject of a complaint to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Medical_Council General Medical Council], the organisation responsible for maintaining the register of doctors licensed to practice medicine in the UK. The substance of the complaint and the identity of the person who made it were not made public. As a result of the complaint, the GMC imposed limits on Dr Speight's medical license, restricting him to working in NHS posts as a consultant general paediatrician but forbidding him to carry out any work in relation to ME/CFS, including unpaid work. The restriction holds until July 2017.<ref name="#MEAction20160423speight" /> The ME Association immediately sent a detailed letter to the GMC in support of Dr Speight, and coordinated a further, joint letter of support from ME/CFS charities, professional colleagues and parents of children with ME/CFS in the UK and abroad.<ref name="MEASSUK201604speight" /> Dr. Speight issued a public statement on the situation.<ref name="MEASSUK201604speight" /> Meanwhile, an e-card<ref name="Speight2016ecard" /> in support of Dr Speight received over 1,000 signatures and messages in less than 48 hours. The limits were overturned on appeal.<ref>[https://meassociation.org.uk/2016/10/dr-nigel-speight-some-excellent-news-from-the-general-medical-council-12-october-2016/ Dr Nigel Speight β some excellent news from the General Medical Council | 12 October 2016] ME Association</ref>
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