‘Sexually motivated’ doctor under scrutiny

A NOTTINGHAM doctor has been “proven” to have had an “inappropriate” relationship with a patient.

And some of his actions while the patient was in his care have been found to have been “sexually motivated”.

A tribunal into whether Dr Hisham Maksoud’s fitness to practice was impaired because of misconduct continues this week after allegations about his conduct were proven in May.

Patient A, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was admitted to The Park Hospital on Sherwood Lodge Drive in March 2008.

Dr Maksoud held Patient A’s hand on one or more occasion when he visited her, inappropriately set up a personal email account so they could communicate and on one occasion tried to kiss her in the car park of the Lakeside Hotel.

The written determination for the tribunal said: “Patient A stated that on a journey back to the hospital after her lunch out with Dr Maksoud, they had made an unscheduled detour down a country lane and stopped near a field.

“Another vehicle then appeared, so Dr Maksoud then drove to a hotel car park. Once stopped, Patient A stated that Dr Maksoud leant in for a kiss.

“The tribunal determined that the incident does not turn on Patient A misinterpreting something innocent that Dr Maksoud had done, and it did not identify any motive for embellishing or falsifying evidence against a doctor she trusted and relied upon.

“On the balance of probabilities, it therefore, determined that it is more likely than not that on one occasion Dr Maksoud tried to kiss Patient A in the car park.”

Other allegations – including Dr Maksoud wanting to buy Patient A a new watch and taking her to visit a horse at riding stables – were not found to be proven.

Legal proceedings are ongoing and expected to conclude on Friday.