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Doctor who threw hot coffee at airport worker convicted after horror paramedic attack

A doctor faces being struck off after an attack on paramedics, following a number of alcohol-fuelled meltdowns in her past.

Dr Roisin Hamilton appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court after an incident involving Scottish Ambulance Service staff and now faces a hearing in front of the Medical Tribunal Practitioners' Service.

The mum-of-two is currently suspended from practice and will go before the watchdog next month.

Hamilton had not practised since 2015 when she was given permission by the MPTS to resume her career in 2019 after explaining her behaviour was a result of an addiction to alcohol due to depression and anxiety, Glasgow Live reported.

Hamilton previously admitted throwing hot coffee at an airport worker in Glasgow (Getty Images)

She was suspended again when details of the incident involving the paramedics in July 2020 came to light and she was fined at Glasgow Sheriff Court, along with an incident in Northern Ireland in October 2021 where she was convicted of drink driving and resisting arrest.

She had previously admitted throwing hot coffee at a Glasgow Airport worker who offered her assistance when she stumbled in the duty free area as she waited for a flight.

The former NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde medic continued to shout and swear in front of other passengers and was later arrested.

Pleading for an opportunity to resume her medical career in 2019, she said: "I am realistic any future return to work would not be a simple process.

Glasgow Sheriff Court (DAILY RECORD)

"I know other medical professionals, patients and the public would have serious reservations about me working again as a doctor.

"Not only because of my prolonged absence and loss of skills but also because of my history of criminal convictions and suspension from the medical register.

"Understandably there would be grave concerns about my fitness to practise and the safety of patients in my care.

“I know if I am given the opportunity to practise medicine again, I will need to build trust with my future colleagues, patients and the public at large.

“This will be a long process and will involve me being open and transparent about my past."

The hearing is scheduled to take place on October 3 at the MPTS headquarters in Manchester.

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