UK tribunal adjudicating doctors’ fitness to practise
A nurse has received a 12-month caution after misconduct findings over a 2021 Pride Facebook post. Separately, an NHS Fife nurse’s harassment ruling leads to an appeal process. The two UK cases highlight ongoing disputes around workplace conduct, gender identity and harassment within NHS settings.
A locum NHS surgeon performing an emergency bowel operation at Royal Oldham Hospital has been found to have carried out a totally unconventional procedure that connected the small intestine to the stomach, creating a closed loop. The patient endured weeks of pain before another surgeon corrected the error; the tribunal has struck the doctor from the medical register for serious professional misconduct.