17 Sep 2025
A doctor who left his patient under anaesthetic to have sex with a nurse has been handed a warning.
In a judgement issued earlier this week, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said 'serious misconduct' has been found on the part of Dr Suhail Anjum. But it said Dr Anjum was 'at very low risk' of repeating the misconduct. No sanction has been imposed on him as a result.
After reconvening yesterday, Tuesday, September 16, the tribunal has found it is necessary to impose a formal warning on the married dad-of-three, noting that the doctor ‘ought to have exercised better judgment’.
The tribunal also accepted that Dr Anjum’s actions reflected a ‘momentary lapse of judgment’ rather than a sustained pattern of behaviour.
In a judgement issued on Tuesday, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said Dr Anjum had been ‘honest’ since the incident and ‘reflected at length on the impact of his behaviour’.
It concluded: “The tribunal determined that the issuing of a warning is appropriate and proportionate in this case. The warning will serve both as a deterrent and as a reminder to Dr Anjum of the importance of maintaining professional standards at all times.”
The full warning issued to Dr Anjum reads as follows: “‘Dr Anjum, On 16 September 2023, whilst employed as a consultant anaesthetist you left the operating theatre knowing [Nurse C] was likely to be nearby.
“Whilst absent from the operating theatre, in the middle of an operation, you engaged in sexual activity with [Nurse C] in another theatre. Your actions had the potential to put [Patient A] at risk.
“This conduct does not meet with the standards required of a doctor. It risks bringing the profession into disrepute and it must not be repeated. The required standards are set out in Good Medical Practice (2013) (‘GMP’) and associated guidance.
“Paragraphs 37 and 65 of the GMP which applied at the time are particularly relevant: 37; You must be aware of how your behaviour may influence others within and outside the team. 65; You must make sure that your conduct justifies your patients’ trust in you and the public’s trust in the profession.’
“Whilst this misconduct in itself is not so serious as to require any restriction on your registration, it is necessary in response to issue this formal warning.
“This Warning will be published on the List of Registered Medical Practitioners (LRMP) in line with our publication and disclosure policy, which can be found at www.gmc-uk.org/disclosurepolicy.”
Dr Anjum previously faced the misconduct hearing following the incident at Tameside Hospital. The hearing was told Dr Anjum, 44, was seen in a 'compromising position' with the nurse while taking a break. The consultant anaesthetist was seen 'tying up' his trousers while the nurse had her trousers 'around her knees with her underwear on display'.
Dr Anjum 'admitted all the allegations', the hearing in Manchester was told. The tribunal has also now found all of them to be proven.
Andrew Malloy, representing the General Medical Council, told the panel that on September 16, 2023, Dr Anjum left a patient under the care of Nurse SK, an 'experienced anaesthetic nurse' at the 'halfway point' of the procedure to take a 'short break'.
A few minutes later another nurse, referred to as Nurse NT, walked into theatre eight, which was often used as a 'cut-through' by staff, and saw Dr Anjum and a colleague referred to as Nurse C 'in a compromising position'.
Mr Malloy said: "She described seeing Nurse C with trousers round her about her knees with her underwear on display and Dr Anjum in the process of tying up the cord on his trousers. Nurse NT was shocked and very quickly walked through the theatre before returning to theatre five."
Dr Anjum, who qualified as an anaesthetist in his native Pakistan in 2004 before moving to the UK in 2011, returned to the theatre and finished the procedure. He took a break knowing nurse C was 'likely to be nearby' and was away for eight minutes, the hearing was told.
The patient, who was undergoing keyhole surgery, was unharmed, but Dr Anjum admitted his actions 'had the potential to put them at risk'. Nurse NT later reported the incident to her manager and following an internal investigation Dr Anjum, who had worked at Tameside and Glossop NHS Trust since 2015, left the hospital in February 2024. He has since returned to Pakistan.
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A doctor who left his patient under anaesthetic to have sex with a nurse has been handed a warning.
In a judgement issued earlier this week, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said 'serious misconduct' has been found on the part of Dr Suhail Anjum. But it said Dr Anjum was 'at very low risk' of repeating the misconduct. No sanction has been imposed on him as a result.
After reconvening yesterday, Tuesday, September 16, the tribunal has found it is necessary to impose a formal warning on the married dad-of-three, noting that the doctor ‘ought to have exercised better judgment’.
The tribunal also accepted that Dr Anjum’s actions reflected a ‘momentary lapse of judgment’ rather than a sustained pattern of behaviour.
In a judgement issued on Tuesday, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said Dr Anjum had been ‘honest’ since the incident and ‘reflected at length on the impact of his behaviour’.
It concluded: “The tribunal determined that the issuing of a warning is appropriate and proportionate in this case. The warning will serve both as a deterrent and as a reminder to Dr Anjum of the importance of maintaining professional standards at all times.”
The full warning issued to Dr Anjum reads as follows: “‘Dr Anjum, On 16 September 2023, whilst employed as a consultant anaesthetist you left the operating theatre knowing [Nurse C] was likely to be nearby.
“Whilst absent from the operating theatre, in the middle of an operation, you engaged in sexual activity with [Nurse C] in another theatre. Your actions had the potential to put [Patient A] at risk.
“This conduct does not meet with the standards required of a doctor. It risks bringing the profession into disrepute and it must not be repeated. The required standards are set out in Good Medical Practice (2013) (‘GMP’) and associated guidance.
“Paragraphs 37 and 65 of the GMP which applied at the time are particularly relevant: 37; You must be aware of how your behaviour may influence others within and outside the team. 65; You must make sure that your conduct justifies your patients’ trust in you and the public’s trust in the profession.’
“Whilst this misconduct in itself is not so serious as to require any restriction on your registration, it is necessary in response to issue this formal warning.
“This Warning will be published on the List of Registered Medical Practitioners (LRMP) in line with our publication and disclosure policy, which can be found at www.gmc-uk.org/disclosurepolicy.”
Dr Anjum previously faced the misconduct hearing following the incident at Tameside Hospital. The hearing was told Dr Anjum, 44, was seen in a 'compromising position' with the nurse while taking a break. The consultant anaesthetist was seen 'tying up' his trousers while the nurse had her trousers 'around her knees with her underwear on display'.
Dr Anjum 'admitted all the allegations', the hearing in Manchester was told. The tribunal has also now found all of them to be proven.
Andrew Malloy, representing the General Medical Council, told the panel that on September 16, 2023, Dr Anjum left a patient under the care of Nurse SK, an 'experienced anaesthetic nurse' at the 'halfway point' of the procedure to take a 'short break'.
A few minutes later another nurse, referred to as Nurse NT, walked into theatre eight, which was often used as a 'cut-through' by staff, and saw Dr Anjum and a colleague referred to as Nurse C 'in a compromising position'.
Mr Malloy said: "She described seeing Nurse C with trousers round her about her knees with her underwear on display and Dr Anjum in the process of tying up the cord on his trousers. Nurse NT was shocked and very quickly walked through the theatre before returning to theatre five."
Dr Anjum, who qualified as an anaesthetist in his native Pakistan in 2004 before moving to the UK in 2011, returned to the theatre and finished the procedure. He took a break knowing nurse C was 'likely to be nearby' and was away for eight minutes, the hearing was told.
The patient, who was undergoing keyhole surgery, was unharmed, but Dr Anjum admitted his actions 'had the potential to put them at risk'. Nurse NT later reported the incident to her manager and following an internal investigation Dr Anjum, who had worked at Tameside and Glossop NHS Trust since 2015, left the hospital in February 2024. He has since returned to Pakistan.
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