A doctor on duty in a maternity hospital hires the services of a prostitute and sleeps with her. The session goes for 40 minutes on the baby ward. If that was not enough, he even has a picture of an x-ray depicting a bottle up a patient’s rectum, shockingly abusing the privacy of the patient.
Surprisingly, he can continue to practise despite his “abhorrent behaviour” and being unprofessional to the core.
A Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service panel decided striking him off would be ‘depriving’ public of a good doctor, although he deserved sanctions for “abhorrent behaviour”.
According to a report in The Times, patient groups reacted angrily after Dr Rupert Pemsel, 32, a trainee anaesthetist, was told he could return to his job after a ten-month suspension despite the “sordid sexual encounter”. Critics believe the temporary ban is insufficient for such lack of professionalism.
The incident took place at Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, in December 2013.
According to The Times report, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the General Medical Council, said: “Our role in statute is very clear, it’s about future protection. We are not there to punish.”
The incident came to light after Dr Premsel confessed the tryst with Leanne Kennedy, 29, to his wife Sheyi and called the police.
Sheyi, 40, who is also a GP, is said to be standing by him.
Meanwhile, a tribunal ruled that Dr Nanikram Vaswani, who mistakenly gave a patient a vasectomy at Broadgreen Hospital in Liverpool could continue practising, with a formal warning placed on his file, The Times reported.
