A consultant anaesthetist has admitted engaging in sexual activity with a nurse while a patient lay sedated on the operating table. The incident took place at Tameside Hospital in Ashton-under-Lyne in September 2023 but has resurfaced during a fitness to practise hearing in Manchester.
The case is back in focus because Dr Suhail Anjum, who had been living in Pakistan, has applied to work again in the UK. The General Medical Council referred the matter to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), which must now decide whether he should remain on the medical register. The revelations have sparked outrage over professional misconduct and prompted debate about whether criminal charges could also have applied.
