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Doctor faces misconduct tribunal over claims she examined patients with blood-stained gloves
Overview
Dr Syeda Siddiqui is facing a General Medical Council misconduct tribunal after being accused of examining three patients with non-sterile gloves contaminated with the blood of previous patients at clinics in Warrington and Stockport. She is also accused of collecting used, non-sterile equipment to take home and acting dishonestly regarding the incidents. Pending the hearing, she has been placed under conditions of practice that restrict her from carrying out unsupervised surgical procedures.
Key points
- Dr Syeda Siddiqui is accused of examining two patients in Warrington on 7 August 2024 and one patient in Stockport on 10 December 2024 using blood-stained, non-sterile gloves.
- The General Medical Council (GMC) also alleges she collected used, non-sterile equipment to take home.
- Dr Siddiqui is accused of dishonesty by falsely claiming her actions were normal practice at another branch and that an incident was isolated.
- She has been placed under conditions of practice ahead of her misconduct hearing, prohibiting her from performing unsupervised surgical procedures.
- The misconduct hearing is scheduled to run from 19 October to 2 November.