Muslim doctor rang patient to set up date with friend

A MEDICAL Council Fitness to Practise Inquiry has reserved its decision on the conduct of a Sudanese doctor who contacted a patient telling her he had a Muslim friend that she might like to meet with marriage in mind.

Dr Eltayeb Elkhabir, aged 40, who has worked in a number of hospitals in Ireland since 2001, was working for a week at the Hermitage Clinic in Dublin in May 2010 when he saw Sinead Doyle, 34, from Walkinstown, who was referred to the clinic for tests.

The inquiry is considering a series of allegations of professional misconduct against the doctor who called Ms Doyle on her mobile phone last June and also sent her text messages.