Doctor to face sanctions over player’s treatment

A DOCTOR is to face sanctions over his treatment of a GAA player with cruciate ligament injuries in the emergency department at Kerry General Hospital in Tralee last year.

A hearing of the Irish Medical Council’s fitness to practise committee yesterday found Dr Babatunde Bantale guilty of three charges of poor professional performance over his handling of the case.

It followed a complaint by a young woman, known only as Patient X, who sought treatment for an injury sustained while playing Gaelic football on June 30, 2010.