A married doctor took a 'short break' to have sex with a nurse while a patient was under anaesthetic, a disciplinary tribunal was told.

Dr Suhail Anjum was seen in a 'compromising position' with the nurse in an operating room at Tameside Hospital.

The consultant anaesthetist is facing a misconduct hearing after he was seen 'tying up' his trousers while the nurse had her trousers 'around her knees with her underwear on display'.

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The Medical Practitioners Tribunal hearing in Manchester heard 44-year-old Dr Anjum 'admitted all the allegations'.

The Manchester Evening News reports that the panel will decide whether his fitness to practice is impaired.

Andrew Malloy, representing the General Med

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