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16/08/2012
'Hasty, Careless And Dismissive' Doctor Allowed to Continue Practicing
A doctor who removed the wrong fallopian tube from a patient, leaving her unable to conceive naturally, has been allowed to continue practising.
Dr Samina Tahseen was criticised by a tribunal for her "hasty, careless and dismissive" treatment of the woman at Royal Derby Hospital in 2010.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel found this amounted to "serious misconduct".
Despite this the tribunal decided she could continue to practise if she is supervised.
The patient was having treatment for an ectopic pregnancy and has since had the correct fallopian tube removed.
The panel told Dr Tahseen: "There is now no possibility that Patient A will be able to conceive naturally.
"You were careless in your pre-operative approach, hasty in your intra-operative approach and dismissive of the patient's concerns in your post-operative approach."
As well as requiring Dr Tahseen to be supervised, the panel said she should be "overseen and reported upon" in future.
It said it took into account Dr Tahseen's good clinical practice before and after the incident and her "full admission" of the facts.
(H/GK)
Dr Samina Tahseen was criticised by a tribunal for her "hasty, careless and dismissive" treatment of the woman at Royal Derby Hospital in 2010.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel found this amounted to "serious misconduct".
Despite this the tribunal decided she could continue to practise if she is supervised.
The patient was having treatment for an ectopic pregnancy and has since had the correct fallopian tube removed.
The panel told Dr Tahseen: "There is now no possibility that Patient A will be able to conceive naturally.
"You were careless in your pre-operative approach, hasty in your intra-operative approach and dismissive of the patient's concerns in your post-operative approach."
As well as requiring Dr Tahseen to be supervised, the panel said she should be "overseen and reported upon" in future.
It said it took into account Dr Tahseen's good clinical practice before and after the incident and her "full admission" of the facts.
(H/GK)
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