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Doctor who 'doped 140 sports stars' axed from clinic

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has ordered an inquiry into the UK anti-doping watchdog over allegations it knew a doctor had been prescribing banned performance-enhancing drugs to leading athletes.

According to The Sunday Times, Dr Mark Bonar was secretly filmed describing how he had prescribed the drugs to sports stars including Premier League footballers.

The paper said the publically-funded UK Anti-Doping Agency (Ukad) had been passed information about Dr Bonar's alleged activities two years ago.

Dr Bonar's services at his clinic meanwhile were terminated after it was revealed he does not have a licence to practise medicine in the UK.

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GMC: Doping claims doctor does not hold a licence

The General Medical Council said they would follow up the 'serious allegations'. Credit: PA

The chief executive of the General Medical Council has welcomed a newspaper investigation into doping claims involving a British doctor.

"I would like to thank the Sunday Times for bringing these issues to our attention", Niall Dickson said.

These are serious allegations and we will follow them up as a matter of urgency. We expect all doctors to follow our guidance - if they fail to do so they are putting their right to practise in jeopardy.

Dr Bonar does not currently hold a licence and is therefore unable to practise medicine in the UK.

Any doctor without a licence who continues to carry out the privileged duties of a doctor is committing a serious breach of our guidance, and potentially a criminal offence.

– Niall Dickson, chief executive of the General Medical Council
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