A GP who despatched ‘sexually motivated’ WhatsApp messages to a colleague has been suspended for six months.
Dr Mazhar Khan, 45, bombarded the feminine colleague, identified solely as Mrs A, with 215 flirtatious messages while her husband of two months was away on enterprise in 2019.
The messages included the disgraced physician, who started working at Chapel Medical Centre in Slough in 2018, telling his colleague she was ‘beautiful’ and ‘drop lifeless attractive’, whereas one other learn: ‘Dreamt about you final evening.’
Khan, who additionally requested the colleague to marry him, had beforehand been suspended in 2014 for cuddling a affected person and rubbing himself towards her throughout a go to to her dwelling.
He was later allowed to maintain his job and went to work at a special surgical procedure.
On the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester, Khan, from Langley, close to Slough, Berkshire, was discovered responsible of sexually motivated misconduct and was suspended from medical practise for six months.
Dr Mazhar Khan, 45, who started working at Chapel Medical Centre in Slough in 2018 (pictured), despatched 215 flirtatious messages to his colleague
The listening to was advised that the unnamed colleague rebuffed Khan’s advances and urged their relationship to stay strictly skilled however finally she advised her husband concerning the texts.
In the course of the investigation a 3rd lady in her 20s, who labored as a receptionist alongside Mrs A, additionally claimed Khan had made sexual overtures in direction of her too.
The most recent incidents occurred in 2019 after the physician had begun working for the East Berkshire Main Care Out of Hours service on the Slough Stroll-in Centre and in addition Chapel Medical Centre which had been primarily based in the identical constructing.
In a press release Mrs A stated: ‘Myself and Dr Khan initially had what I believed to be a great working relationship. He was a health care provider I felt I might method if I ever wanted medical recommendation as regards to sufferers.
‘However he grew to become very curious about my married life and was notably curious about my husband leaving the nation for work and would share his ideas round it.
‘He would typically state how flawed it was of him to depart me after two months of marriage for his profession. This at first made me really feel fairly upset, as I’d miss my husband terribly nonetheless as time glided by I had adjusted.
‘He would inform me about his marriage and the way he was sad in his marriage. Nonetheless, as time glided by he grew to become fairly persistent and impulsive with the compliments each over textual content and in particular person.
‘I’d thank him for the compliments, and shut down the dialog or deviate. He would acknowledge and perceive he could be inappropriate as I’d be embarrassed and ignore him so he would apologise for it.
‘He would inform me how a lot he cherished working with me on a number of events.’
She added: ‘Dr Khan would additionally ship me messages about the truth that he was sad in his marriage and that he had by no means cherished his spouse.
‘He additionally would inform our different colleagues at Chapel that he was sad and that he was not allowed to see his youngsters.
‘On the time, I assumed that possibly he did not have anybody else to speak to and that I used to be a good friend he might communicate to those issues about. He began to pay me compliments and say that I ought to be married to him as a substitute.
‘For instance, he despatched me a message that stated I used to be ”good extraordinarily fairly clever humble trustworthy and extra”.
‘I felt like this was simply an excessive amount of, and I attempted to close him down every time by ignoring the praise or simply saying ”thanks”, to attempt to cease the dialog from going any additional. However he was in search of a relationship.’
Mrs A stated she felt embarrassed and uncomfortable about receiving the messages and described turning into very anxious and experiencing palpitations and even thought-about leaving her job.
Khan additionally requested her to go along with him to a medical convention in Europe and stated: ‘Journey to Europe – is it asking an excessive amount of at this stage’, and in reply to a message from Mrs A setting skilled boundaries added: ”Are you severe, I slip.”
In one other torrent of texts he went on: ‘Simply say you need to come all three days – please do. I do not wanna go alone. I miss you, sorry, I am unable to be skilled with you. Why did not you marry me. Even when my dwelling life was good I’d have felt the identical about you.’
Khan insisted the the messages the place from an ‘quaint romantic’ merely pursuing a ‘platonic relationship’ and claimed the texts had been ‘jokey’ and ‘flirtation for flirtation’s sake’.
On the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester, Khan was discovered responsible of sexually motivated misconduct and suspended from medical practise for six months. Pictured: Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) headquarters in Manchester
In a press release he stated: ‘I felt that I had an excellent working relationship with Mrs A. She was type sufficient to supply me help on events and I’d return the favour.
‘I’m embarrassed after I look again over the messages and I see that my messages could have made Mrs A really feel uncomfortable and I shouldn’t have put her in that place after she clarified that our relationship was skilled solely.’
He added: ‘In direction of the tip my messaging was intense – too intense. I once more see why Mrs A was involved. I had regarded ahead to talking with Mrs A and I felt that we had gotten shut.
‘I stated issues which had been wholly inappropriate out of desperation for Mrs A to consider me and since I needed to maintain talking to her. I’m sorry that I carried out myself in such a approach and for any misery receiving these messages brought about Mrs A.’
He maintained he didn’t need or foresee, a sexual relationship with Mrs A however confessed: ‘I admit it ought to have stopped a lot earlier. I used to be very pushy. Maybe I hoped someday she would love me.’
The listening to was advised in 2014, Khan was suspended from practise for 12 months after he obtained a affected person’s cell phone quantity from surgical procedure data and organized to satisfy at her dwelling while he was working at Danes Camp Medical Centre in Northampton.
In the course of the encounter in 2012 he purchased alcohol for the girl, kissed and touched her physique and rubbed himself towards her as she sat on a sofa.
He was allowed again to unrestricted practise the next 12 months after telling how he had delivered a lecture to senior docs about sustaining skilled boundaries.
The GP’s lawyer Charles Foster stated: ‘While Dr Khan accepts the gravity of his misconduct, the Tribunal ought to take a look at the larger image. Whereas it could be involved by the earlier misconduct that concerned a really totally different set of circumstances, together with sexual contact with a affected person.
‘This was jokey, romantic and sexualised messaging to a colleague. Mrs A got here throughout as a poised skilled who had the arrogance to reply to Dr Khan’s advances.’
MPTS chairman Mike Hayward stated: ‘While the Tribunal accepted there’s a threat of repetition, it thought-about that threat might be managed as soon as Dr Khan has had the chance to exhibit additional perception into his sexual misconduct and remediate his behaviour.’
Khan is predicted to return to work once more pending a evaluate subsequent 12 months. The Common Medicial Council had known as for Khan to be struck off.