A doctor who assaulted nurses and police officers as her life spiralled out of control during her alcohol addiction has lost her appeal to return to work.
Karen Clark went from being a top A&E specialist to being struck off due to her alcoholism and and subsequent violence. She has now been suspended from practicing medicine for another 12 months following a Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruling.
As her life spiralled out of control, she attacked four nurses trying to treat her at Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock. She also assaulted police offices, was found drunk behind the wheel of her car, and in possession of cocaine.
Clark was working as a senior registrar in the emergency department at Glasgow Royal Infirmary when her life spiralled out of control.
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