"The two-day MPTS hearing saw the doctor's actions described as having "seriously departed from the fundamental tenets of the profession" while showing a "reckless disregard for patient safety and professional standards". The tribunal outcome stated Dr Sheikh's reflections on what she had done "appeared to lack depth" and it had taken probing questions for her to show regret. The report concluded that she posed a high, current and ongoing risk to all three limbs of public protection, namely protecting the health and safety of the public, maintaining public confidence in the profession and upholding proper professional standards."
"The hearing concluded that erasure from the medical register was the only suitable option, given that her behaviour was "fundamentally incompatible with her continued registration as a doctor." It said the interests of Dr Sheikh - who is now prohibited from working anywhere that requires registration with the General Medical Council - were outweighed by the need to protect the public, including the need "to maintain the reputation of the profession as a whole.""
Dr Attiya Sheikh and her husband sold stolen personal protective equipment on eBay during 2020, earning almost £8,000 while the virus spread across the UK. A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing found her fitness to practise impaired and ordered her erasure from the medical register. The tribunal said her actions seriously departed from professional tenets and demonstrated reckless disregard for patient safety and professional standards. Her reflections were judged to lack depth and she was assessed as posing a high, current and ongoing risk to public protection, public confidence, and professional standards. Erasure was deemed the only suitable sanction and she is barred from roles requiring General Medical Council registration.
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