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A TRIBUNAL FOUND THE DOCTOR SAID DURING AN EXAMINATION: 'DID THAT EXCITE YOU 'CAUSE YOU WERE EVER SO VERY WET WET WET BELOW?' 06:32, 24 Nov 2023Updated 19:15, 26 Nov 2023 A GP
has been struck off for sexual misconduct during an examination of a patient. Dr Ibrahim Hayat, who at the time was a Labour councillor for Pill in Newport, told WalesOnline he informed the
party of the allegation but was still allowed to stand under its banner in last year's council elections. Labour denies it was aware of any sexual misconduct allegation. A medical
tribunal has found that Dr Hayat conducted a "sexually-motivated" intimate examination in 2015, touching a patient inappropriately and asking her: “Did that excite you 'cause
you were ever so very wet wet wet below?” The panel concluded there was no clinical reason for the "repeated deep digital examination". The surgery where the misconduct happened
has not been named. After the incident Dr Hayat was allowed to continue in his role as a locum GP for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board "subject to agreed restrictions". The
tribunal heard Dr Hayat had been working at Brynmawr surgery since October 2021 and "no issues have been raised with his clinical practice there". READ NEXT: Doctor's ban
extended after she recommended controversial drug DON'T MISS: Doctor received £30k he shouldn't have and didn't tell anyone The doctor, who was a Newport Labour councillor
between 2007 and 2022, described the panel's findings as "wrong and unfair". Following the 2015 incident he had continued to represent Pill as a Labour councillor. He told us
he could not remember exactly when he made the party aware of the allegation but that it was years before 2022 when he stood as a Labour candidate for the Allt-yr-Yn ward in an election
loss. Dr Hayat said he chose to stand in that ward because "it was a strong Conservative ward where I was unlikely to win" and he wanted to focus on battling his breast cancer. He
added: "The council knew everything and the party knew everything." Welsh Labour denies it was ever aware of a sexual misconduct allegation. The party says it knew Dr Hayat had
been suspended by the General Medical Council in 2020 and had been reinstated following an investigation but never knew the nature of the investigation. Labour says it deselected Dr Hayat in
his ward in the run-up to the 2022 elections and instead selected him in a "non-target ward". The doctor never made a declaration to the party of anything that could "cause
himself or party embarrassment", according to Labour. The General Medical Council branded Dr Hayat's conduct "deplorable". Its representative said the patient was
vulnerable while having an intimate examination and the doctor "took advantage of her to engage in sexually-motivated behaviour" then attempted to "blacken her name". In
her statement the patient said: "I feel like I don’t want to see male doctors. I haven’t since. When I’ve had to go to the doctors I have waited until I could see a lady doctor whereas
in the past I wouldn’t have bothered." Dr Hayat told the tribunal that after learning of the allegation he spoke to the medical director for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and
"reflected on the complaint to see what could have been done better". He said he went on to have weekly meetings with his clinical lead and take professional development courses in
consent, confidentiality, best practice in the use of chaperones, and safeguarding adults in primary care. The doctor claimed he "never intended to tarnish the name" of the
patient. But the General Medical Council argued Dr Hayat had "shown no insight in the lengthy time which this case has taken to conclude". The panel found there was a risk of the
behaviour repeating and concluded the doctor's name must be erased from the register to protect patients. When we approached Dr Hayat he declined to comment specifically on the incident
other than to say the tribunal's findings were an "injustice". He added: "I would have liked to have gone back to work but have not worked for some time due to ill
health including breast cancer. I would dearly love to take this to appeal in the High Court but I don't have the energy or the resources to take this matter further. I need to focus on
my health and my loving family. I thank everyone for their support during what has been a long road to try to get justice." Article continues below A spokesman for Aneurin Bevan
University Health Board said: “As Dr Hayat was a locum GP contracted by the health board we investigated his conduct in line with our governance arrangements as soon as we were made aware of
allegations against him and took appropriate action. We subsequently liaised with the General Medical Council who looked into this case and allowed Dr Hayat to continue practising subject
to agreed restrictions that ensured the safeguarding of his patients. The safeguarding of our patients is our highest priority and we take allegations of misconduct extremely seriously.”
Newport council has not responded to our approach for comment. You can read more of the latest breaking news here.