Consulting room sex GP struck off

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A doctor who had sex with a female patient on a consulting room couch has been struck off the medical register.

Dr Michael Moore, 62, was working as a locum at Lower Broughton Medical Centre in Salford when he saw the woman about a hip problem in March 2006.

He had sex with the 34-year-old woman, known as Patient A, after she pulled up her top during a chest examination, the General Medical Council (GMC) heard.

He committed a "flagrant breach of trust", the GMC panel said.

The now-retired doctor, who trained at the University of Liverpool, was arrested on rape charges three days later which were dropped when the complaint was retracted by Patient A.

He admitted misconduct charges at the GMC hearing.

The panel determined that Dr Moore's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his misconduct.

'Sexually charged'

GMC counsel Bernadette Baxter said Dr Moore's conversation with Patient A became "flirtatious and sexually charged" when he indicated he would need to undertake a physical examination.

She said the doctor, who is married and has moved abroad, was surprised when Patient A confided that she had dreamed about him after seeing him earlier that month.

Ms Baxter said Dr Moore, who was not present at the hearing, was "flattered" and that the woman's attention "boosted his confidence".

He claimed that the woman used her legs to grip his thighs during the examination.

Ms Baxter read from Dr Moore's statement which said: "I've got to say it did excite me and I thought, 'blimey, she's a flirty piece this one'."

They began kissing before having sex on the couch in the consultation room, the hearing was told.