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Gemma Ryder

NHS doctor accused of slapping patient and saying it 'felt good'

An NHS Scotland doctor is under investigation by the medical watchdog over allegations he slapped a patient he was treating at a hospital in Ayr.

Dr Ziyad Al-Janabi is accused of striking the patient across the face and saying "that felt good".

He is also accused of shaking the patient's head and shoulders and inappropriately shouting at them in the alleged incident on May 23, 2020, while working in the emergency department at University Hospital Ayr in South Ayrshire.

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