A UK doctor who left a patient unconscious mid-surgery to have intercourse with a nurse has been allowed to continue practicing medicine.
Dr. Suhail Anjum, 44, admitted the misconduct during a hearing with the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), acknowledging his actions placed his patient at risk.
While the panel concluded that his behavior amounted to serious misconduct, it determined his fitness to practice was not impaired and imposed no sanction.
Dr. Anjum and his partner were caught in the act while he had a patient under general anaesthetic
The incident happened at the Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester hospital in September 2023.
According to The Guardian, Dr. Anjum, a married anaesthetist and father of three, asked a colleague to monitor a patient, who was under