Calamitygayn - if you feel so strongly about this, you could try for an initial consultation with a lawyer to discuss your position, then consider your options. At that consultation, it's worth asking about timing the change of practise.
But, and it's a big but. These things don't come cheaply. A small town solicitor will be charging around £400 an hour for specialist advice, and they can read very slowly! Your Doc is likely to have deeper pockets than you, and he will be supported by his indemnity insurers who will need to be involved at an early stage, to minimise any impact on them.
Legal action of any kind is highly stressful and expensive on any metric you choose to pick; financial, emotional, reputational. Think carefully. It would be a shame to have to walk away from what you feel is already an unfair fight, thousands of pounds lighter in your pocket, and even more mentally and physically drained.
If you find a no-win, no-fee lawyer willing to take this on board, they are likely to be quite sloppy shouldered, unless there is a significant chance of,a decent pay day for them. That's no insult to pro-bono lawyers, just a statement of the commercial world we all live in.
Take very great care. Whilst nothing is more important than your health and well-being, which you feel these historic events have impacted, you have to be sure taking action will not extend or expand the damage already done.
Sometimes, it makes sense to choose your battles, and engage only in the ones you will win. I feel for you.
