NHS hospital doctor arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
Two NHS hospital trusts are working with police after a doctor was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.
Staffordshire Police has launched a major incident review of the doctor's work at hospitals in Dudley, West Midlands, and Stoke-on-Trent, The Sunday Times reported.
The force said the 34-year-old man from the West Midlands was arrested in December and released on bail.
It is reviewing an investigation into the same suspect it undertook in 2018.
The doctor was suspended from seeing patients at the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Staffordshire when the parents of a vulnerable female raised concerns about his examination of her, the Sunday Times reported.
The case was referred to police in 2018 who said there was "insufficient evidence to take further action" at the time.
The Staffordshire force has now reported itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Stoke, said it was working with police and had set up a helpline for any patient and guardian who may have concerns.
Source: BBC News, 13 February 2022