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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd

West Midlands doctor arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting child patient

The Royal Stoke university hospital
The Royal Stoke university hospital in Stoke-on-Trent has opened up a helpline for parents, as has Russells Hall hospital in Dudley. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

A doctor has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child patient, prompting a widespread police investigation into his conduct at two hospitals in the West Midlands.

The Royal Stoke university hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and Russells Hall hospital in Dudley have both opened up helplines for parents of children who may have been treated by the 34-year-old, as well as past patients.

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