Doctor who asked Muslim patient to remove her veil found guilty of 'misconduct'

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A doctor who asked a Muslim woman to take off her veil and criticised her English skills during an appointment has been found guilty of misconduct.

Dr Keith Wolverson is currently waiting to find out what disciplinary action he will face - which could include a suspension or being struck off.

However, the practitioner has said he will carry on seeing his patients, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports. The Medical Practitioner's Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruled during a hearing this week that Dr Wolverson had made "inappropriate" notes on patients' language abilities at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

It is found that he had acted wrongfully by asking one patient, referred to as Mrs Q, to remove her veil to help with communication before criticising her English language skills in an email to fellow employees.The tribunal deemed that she spoke good English, had made it clear that she did not wish to remove it, and that it was not necessary during the consultation.The MPTS ruled that Dr Wolverson's offences amounted to serious misconduct.