Well I don't doubt it's all over the press because it feeds into the wider issue of the schism that exists between sections of our society, in the same way demonstrations are taking place in some schools against the LGBT education programme. I agree it should have been resolved before it was allowed to escalate, but if the GP has been reported to the GMC then as you rightly state Maryeliza the correct procedures have to be adhered to. In the meantime all that takes a while and the GP, if I understand rightly is not allowed to practice.
I can't agree about "he should have just asked her to speak up" she could have been heavily accented and that combined with a mumble means that if your hearing isn't 100% the doctor may have needed to see the movement of the mouth to fully understand her properly and isn't it highly important that a doctor does hear everything otherwise he may miss something really crucial, especially as the actual patient was a young child.