Introducing our Clinical Governance Committee
Our committee makes decisions on flagged patient reviews and other clinical governance issues.
The committee includes independent clinicians and a Doctify representative.
Together their goal is to maintain the quality and integrity of our platform, ensuring that we continue to provide patients with the best information possible.
Our Clinical Governance Committee
Mr Khaled Dawas – Committee Chairman
Consultant surgeon Mr Khaled Dawas is head of the Upper GI regional service for North East and North Central London based at University College London Hospitals (UCLH). He is also an honorary clinical lecturer at University College London. Mr Dawas trained in London, Oxford and Australia. He specialises in repairing hernias and treating cancer of the oesophagus, stomach and sarcomas, as well as operating on patients with symptomatic gallstones.
Dr David Powell – Committee Member
Qualified MBBS from St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, Dr Powell has over 30 years experience as a GP, including running a large practice of over 30 clinicians. Dr Powell has extensive experience in the development of programs and processes to support clinical care and the effective provision of services for patients.
Serena Tierney – Committee Member
As a solicitor, Serena has advised health care professionals for many years. She also has extensive experience in choosing and using doctors to treat her late husband for two rare diseases. She sits as an adjudicator on the complaints panel of a national organisation.
Priv.-Doz.Dr. Harald K. Widhalm – Committee Member
Harald K. Widhalm, MD, Professor, MBA is an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon based in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Widhalm has been a specialist in trauma surgery since 2011, and has specialised in orthopedics and traumatology.
He is currently working at the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Medical University of Vienna, where he is the head of the outpatient clinic for sports medicine. Prof.Widhalm also works in the private field, especially in his own private practice, located downtown Vienna in the first district. Moreover, he performs many surgeries in different private hospitals in Austria. He is dedicated to ensuring patients achieve the best possible treatment results and that they have access to the latest medical techniques and scientific knowledge.
Dr Suman Saha – Medical Director at Doctify
Doctify Co-founder and Medical Director Dr Suman Saha trained as a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon. Dr Saha is passionate about the collection and use of patient feedback to allow clinicians and hospitals to better understand and improve their care.
Protecting Doctify
from fake, fraudulent and misleading reviews
Every month, our clinical governance committee meets to examine flagged reviews and the supplementary information provided along with each report. They assess the reviews based on our terms and conditions as well as our acceptable use policy.
If it is established that a review contravenes our acceptable use policy, it is archived. And, if it is determined that a review adheres to our policies, it is published on our platform.
The provider who flagged the review is then notified of the outcome. All approved reviews are published one week after this notification.
Minutes from each clinical governance committee meeting are taken and kept on file. We have records of all decisions made during these discussions. In special cases, people can email clinicalgovernance@doctify.co.uk to request copies of specific items on these meeting agendas.
