Doctor who sexually harassed three women struck off

One woman cut short her work experience at the John Radcliffe Hospital after Dr Abdulhadi's harassment, the panel found

A doctor found to have sexually harassed three women at two hospitals has been struck off.

Dr Abdullatif Abdulhadi was found to have acted inappropriately towards a teenager at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford in 2019, including trying to feed her food.

A panel also found he acted inappropriately towards two other doctors at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire between late 2021 and early 2022.

It said his misconduct was so serious that being struck off the medical register was “the only appropriate sanction”.

Sexually motivated

The Medical Practitioners Tribunals Service panel heard the teenager was on work experience at the Oxford hospital when she cut it short “to get away from him”.

Allegations that Dr Abdulhadi tried to feed her with food from his hand and suggested they could “visit a pretty coastal town together” were found proven.

It also found allegations that he said she “shouldn’t worry because I won’t doing anything untoward [to her]” - or words to that effect - and kissed her on her neck on another occasion were proven.

The panel said Dr Abdulhadi’s apology sent to the General Medical Council in November 2022 “contained no reference or acknowledgement of the impact his actions” had on the women.

It said his behaviour was sexually motivated and that the two doctors "both attempted to avoid being alone" with him following incidents.

All three women said they were worried there "would be an escalation in the inappropriate behaviour," it added.