Doctor facing a tribunal for alleged "sexually motivated" examination of a patient

An exam of the patient's private parts was allegedly unnecessary.

Dr Bhavin Doshi will face a tribunal hearing today (20th June 2022).

A Leicester doctor is facing a tribunal today over an allegedly unnecessary examination of a patient's vagina. It is claimed the incident happened on June 20th, 2019, while Dr Bhavin Doshi, a doctor working in Leicester, was conducting an out-of-hours consultation.

The consultation with the woman, named only as Patient A, was not related to the woman's fertility. But, with her consent, he conducted a vaginal examination and afterwards told her he could not see any problems with her ability to have children.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service has said that the examination would not have been enough to decide whether the woman had any fertility problems and that, in any case, the woman's fertility was "beyond the scope" of the consultation. It is alleged the examination was sexually motivated.

Ahead of the hearing, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service stated: "The Tribunal will inquire into an allegation that, on 20th June 2019, Dr Doshi consulted with Patient A and explored the issue relating to Patient A's fertility when it was beyond the scope of an out of hours consultation and unrelated to Patient A's presenting complaint. It is alleged that Dr Doshi did not refer Patient A to her GP for further management of her fertility.

"It is also alleged that Dr Doshi obtained consent for, and carried out, a vaginal examination when it was not clinically indicated for Patient A’s presenting complaint, on the pretext that the test would determine whether Patient A's fallopian tubes were open or closed. It is alleged that after conducting the examination, Dr Doshi reassured Patient A that there was no cause for concern, despite knowing that a vaginal exam alone could not find any potential fertility problems.

"Further, it is alleged that Dr Doshi failed to record the examination and that his conduct was sexually motivated and dishonest." The hearing is set to continue until July 1st.