India, Sept. 13 -- A Pakistani doctor allegedly left a patient under anaesthetic for about eight minutes at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester to have sex with a nurse in another operating theatre, a medical tribunal has been told.

Dr Suhail Anjum, 44, and the unnamed nurse were reportedly discovered in a "compromising position" by a colleague at the hospital in September 2023. The colleague was described as "shocked" after stumbling upon the pair, reported Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

The incident came to light during a fitness to practise hearing after Dr Anjum, who had been living in Pakistan, applied to return to work in the UK. He admitted to the General Medical Council (GMC) that his behaviour was "shameful" and di...