"Dr Suhail Anjum, 44, and the unnamed nurse were caught in a compromising position by a shocked colleague who walked in on the pair at Tameside hospital. The consultant anaesthetist had asked another nursing colleague to monitor the male patient, who was under general anaesthetic, so he could go to the bathroom. Instead, Anjum, a married father of three, went to another operating theatre at the hospital in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, where sexual activity took place with Nurse C on 16 September 2023."
"Anjum promised there would never be a repeat of a one-off error of judgment. Giving evidence, he said: It was quite shameful, to say the least. I only have myself to blame. I let down everybody, not just my patient and myself but the trust and how it would look. I let down my colleagues who gave me a lot of respect."
"Anjum was absent from the operating room for eight minutes and the patient came to no harm. The matter was reported to management and Anjum was dismissed in February 2024 following an internal investigation. Last week he told an MPTS disciplinary tribunal he wanted to resume his career in the UK and relocate with his family after they had since moved to his native Pakistan where he worked as a doctor."
A consultant anaesthetist left a patient during surgery to engage in sexual activity with a nurse in a separate operating theatre. A colleague discovered the pair in a compromising position. The doctor had asked another nurse to monitor the anaesthetised patient and was absent for eight minutes; the patient suffered no harm. Management reported the incident and the doctor was dismissed in February 2024 after an internal investigation. A medical tribunal found that the doctor put his interests before patient care and concluded there was a low risk of repeating the misconduct. The doctor expressed shame and sought to resume his career.
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