India-origin doctor had sex with patient, then got ‘blackmailed’ into prescribing off-the-books painkillers
India-origin neurosurgeon suspended after tribunal found misconduct linked to a patient relationship and prescribing opioid painkillers without records.
According to medical tribunals record, accused doctor Chirag Patel was a Consultant at the University Hospital Wales in Cardiff. (File Photo) An India-origin neurosurgeon has been suspended by the UK authorities from practising for eight months after he allegedly had sexual relationship with a patient and was allegedly ‘blackmailed’ into prescribing opioid painkillers without keeping any records of it.
According to medical tribunals record, accused doctor Chirag Patel, who is a Consultant at the University Hospital Wales in Cardiff, operated on the patient three times between February 2019 and December 2021, BBC reported. After the procedure, the two individuals initiated a sexual relationship which lasted for around six months.
Extended relationship and prescription irregularities
The tribunal found that Patel and the patient’s relationship continued until January 2023 and the India-origin neurosurgeon kept prescribing the controlled medication. The patient had then threatened the doctor to expose their relationship. The tribunal heard that he “bitterly regrets” his actions.
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