All the children affected were treated at the LRI
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Parents of children who were treated by a doctor who misdiagnosed hundreds of cases of epilepsy say he should be struck off.
Members of the Epilepsy Concern Parents and Carers Group in Leicestershire travelled to Westminster on Monday to demand Dr Andrew Holton be struck off.
Trevor Parr, of the action group, said: "He should be struck off - we don't believe the lives of patients should be trusted to him any more."
A report by an independent NHS inquiry team published in October found the paediatric neurologist prescribed more than 600 children with combinations of high-strength drugs.
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Dr Holton worked at the Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) for 11 years, but was suspended on full pay in 2001.
Parents have been told in a letter from the NHS that Dr Holton is now retraining in clinical neurophysiology in the West Midlands.
The parents' group has also been told by the General Medical Council that Dr Holton is being allowed to continue to practice while it carries out an investigation.
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