A GP failed to tell a patient he was at risk of cancer, then falsified medical records to cover his tracks, a tribunal heard.

Dr Siong Lee didn't inform the patient blood tests had revealed he had a heightened chance of developing prostate cancer. Two years later the patient was diagnosed with the disease and later died, a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service heard.

The panel heard the day after a claim of medical negligence was made against Dr Lee, he changed the records to make it appear as if he conducted a telephone consultation with the patient. The following day he again altered the record to claim the patient 'does not want' a digital rectal examination, it was said.

Dr Lee, who at the time was was a GP Partner at King Street Medical Centre in Dukinfield, Tameside , has n

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