Fri Sep 12 15:36:51 UTC 2025: **Summary:**
A UK medical tribunal is investigating Dr. Suhail Anjum, an anaesthetist who admitted to leaving a patient under anesthesia during a gallbladder surgery at Tameside Hospital in September 2023. He engaged in sexual activity with a nurse in another operating theatre, witnessed by a colleague. Dr. Anjum returned to the surgery after approximately eight minutes and completed the procedure. He acknowledged his actions endangered the patient, though no harm occurred. He attributed his behavior to personal stress stemming from his daughter’s premature birth and marital difficulties. Having left the UK and returned to Pakistan in February 2024, he seeks to resume his medical career in the UK, assuring the tribunal this was an isolated incident of poor judgment.
**News Article:**
**Doctor Admits to Leaving Patient Under Anesthesia for Sexual Encounter, Tribunal Hears**
**Greater Manchester, UK** – A medical tribunal in the UK is examining the case of Dr. Suhail Anjum, a 44-year-old consultant anaesthetist, who confessed to abandoning a patient undergoing gallbladder surgery at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester on September 16, 2023. The *BBC* reports that Dr. Anjum admitted to engaging in sexual activity with a nurse in a separate operating theatre while the patient remained under anaesthesia.
A colleague, identified as Nurse NT, witnessed the incident involving Dr. Anjum and another nurse (referred to as Nurse C) and reported it. According to evidence presented, Dr. Anjum returned to the patient’s surgery after approximately eight minutes and completed the procedure. He acknowledged that his actions could have endangered the patient, although no complications arose.
Speaking before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), Dr. Anjum stated that he departed Tameside Hospital in February 2024 and has since gone back to Pakistan. As reported by *The Independent*, he cited significant personal stress at the time, including the premature birth of his daughter and resulting marital strain, as factors contributing to his behavior. “It was quite shameful, to say the least. I only have myself to blame,” Dr. Anjum stated, expressing remorse for letting down his patient, colleagues, and the medical profession’s trust.
Despite the incident, Dr. Anjum expressed a desire to resume his medical career in the UK. “I offer my sincere apologies to everyone involved, and I want the opportunity to put this right,” he told the tribunal, assuring them that this was a one-time lapse in judgment and would not be repeated. The tribunal is currently considering the evidence and will determine the appropriate disciplinary action.
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