A heart surgeon dismissed from a Cardiff hospital for bullying has rejoined the NHS as a neurologist in Bristol. Dr Peter O'Keefe was sacked from his role at the University Hospital of Wales in 2015 after an independent panel found he had bullied and harassed 26 colleagues.
Dr O'Keefe, who is aged around 57, spent time as an Uber driver but since 2020 he has been working at Southmead Hospital in north Bristol. A parent of one of his former Southmead patients described him as having a "Jekyll and Hyde personality", adding: "One minute he can be nice to you. However in my experience if you question him he can be particularly unpleasant."
The parent alleged to WalesOnline that Dr O'Keefe came across as "dismissive" and that he spoke in an "unprofessional manner". They also claimed a nurse at Southmead had confided in them that Dr O'Keefe was "arrogant" and "talked down" to a nurse.
