Doctor censured over treatment of patient who suspected she had tampon stuck in her body

The IMC fitness-to-practise committee was told Dr Taute was also charged with failing to carry out an adequate clinical examination of the patient

Inquiry by Irish Medical Council heard Dr  Herbie Taute was accused of failing to record details of the patient’s concern about a tampon lodged in her vagina in his medical notes of the consultation as well as failing to have due regard for what she had told him. Picture: RollingNews.ie

A family doctor has been censured by the Irish Medical Council over his failure to carry out a proper examination of a female patient who suspected she had a tampon stuck inside her body.

Herbie Taute was charged with four counts of poor professional performance over his treatment of the patient at the Centric Health clinic on the Navan Road in Dublin on November 12, 2019.