Doctor who 'made Muslim woman remove veil' at appointment faces being stuck off
01.03.2022 - 17:01
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A doctor facing allegations that he inappropriately asked a Muslim woman to take off her veil and criticised patient's English skills could be struck off.
Dr Keith Wolverson slated 15 patients for this language abilities in medical notes from January to April 2018.
It is also claimed that, during a medical appointment, he told a woman to remove her niqab at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
A tribunal will now consider whether the physician, who has worked in medicine for over 20 years, can continue as a medical professional, Stoke-on-Trent live reports.
The Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) will look into complaints that he made remarks about the language abilities of patients, was dishonest about his treatment of those in hospital, and failed to safeguard a seven-month old baby who was a patient, among other allegations..
The General Medical Council has no specific guidelines on how to examine women wearing full-face veils, DerbyshireLive reports.
The comments Dr Wolverson wrote on patient notes included:
To Patient A: "I do not understand a word these parents are saying!!! They need to learn better English!!"
To Patient B: "Attended with her grandmother whom spoke no English...Not acceptable at all!"
To Patient E: "Mother has been here fro [sic] 5 years and speaks no English. Explained this to Mother as best that One could but is it Her duty to learn more ENGLISH…BEING HERE FOR 5 YEARS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS WRONG WITH Her Daughter, IS, FRANKLY, NOT GOOD ENOUGH.’
To Patient N: "A 10 year old was translating here…this is completely unacceptable."
The tribunal relating to Dr Wolverson, who now works in a private botox clinic in Derbyshire, is being held in Manchester and is set to conclude on