GP anger at media icon over claims they can’t do skin checks

Media personality Deborah Hutton has been slammed after advising Australians to see a 'proper dermatologist' during an appearance on Sunrise
Deborah Hutton. Photo: Instagram

Deborah Hutton is the latest media personality to fall foul of GPs, after claiming on national television that it’s not appropriate for GPs to check patients for skin cancers.

Like former celebrity chef Pete Evans before her, Ms Hutton decided offering medical advice was in her wheelhouse, despite her lack of a medical degree.