Struck-off GP's dismissal appeal unsuccessful

Dr Thomas Plimmer was struck off after having sex with multiple women at his GP surgery

A doctor who was struck off the medical register for having sex with multiple women at his GP surgery has lost an appeal against his dismissal.

A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing in September found that former GP Thomas Plimmer, from Gloucester, admitted sending explicit content to colleagues, having sex during working hours and behaving inappropriately around women.

Recently, the BBC found Mr Plimmer, who worked in Swindon, was still advising private patients.

"Our position is very clear, there is no place for any form of sexual misconduct in the medical profession," a General Medical Council (GMC) spokesperson said.

Dr Plimmer has now been banned from the medical profession.

The GMC said: "In Dr Plimmer's case his serious misconduct over several years, including non-consensual sexual touching and engaging in sexual activity whilst at work, was so egregious that his behaviour was fundamentally incompatible with continued registration.

"The judge agreed that Dr Plimmer's erasure from the medical register was fully justified in all the circumstances."

The tribunal decided Dr Plimmer's behaviour was "so shocking" that a member of the public would be concerned if a sanction of erasure was not imposed.