Locum GP gave 'sexually motivated' massage to female patient in Cork, inquiry told

Dr Shah is also accused of sending a WhatsApp text to the same patient four days later which was inappropriate and for no clinical reason

Following an examination of her chest, Patient A said she found it “slightly unusual or peculiar” that the doctor had massaged her buttocks after she had pulled down her pyjama bottoms to get an injection. File picture: Pexels

A locum GP has been accused of professional misconduct over inappropriately massaging the buttocks of a female patient during a late-night consultation with an out-of-hours service in Cork over four years ago.

A fitness-to-practise inquiry by the Irish Medical Council heard it was alleged that Syed Rafaqat Ali Shah massaged the buttocks of the woman “in a manner that was sexually motivated” after giving her an injection at the SouthDoc clinic in the South Ring Business Park in Ballyphehane shortly before 1am on September 25, 2018.