Amer Ali Bilal HAMED

Between May and June 2023 Dr Hamed failed to treat cardiology patients with dignity and respect in that, on two occasions when discussing their care, he mimed the action of taking a gun out of his pocket, pointing and shooting it at them. He also shouted at another patient, when discussing their care. Between May and June 2023 he failed to treat junior colleagues with dignity and respect in that he made comments about religion and gender stereotypes and he inappropriately confronted a junior colleague about their record of a consultation. This conduct does not meet the standards required of a doctor. It risks bringing the profession into disrepute and it must not be repeated. The required standards are set out in Good medical practice and associated guidance. In particular, Good medical practice states: Treat people with respect and help to create a working and training environment that is compassionate, supportive and fair, where everyone feels safe to ask questions, talk about errors and raise concerns. 16. You must recognise and respect every patient’s dignity and right to privacy. 23. You must treat patients with kindness, courtesy and respect. This doesn’t mean agreeing to every request (see paragraph 7d) or withholding relevant information that may be upsetting or unwelcome (see paragraph 28). It means: a. communicating sensitively and considerately, particularly when you’re sharing potentially distressing issues about the patient’s prognosis and care b. listening to patients, recognising their knowledge and experience of their health, and acknowledging their concerns … e. recognise that patients may be vulnerable, even if they don’t seem it Good medical professionals communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues in the interest of patients. They develop their self-awareness, manage their impact on others, and do what they can to create civil and compassionate cultures where all staff can ask questions, talk about errors and

raise concerns safely. 48. You must treat colleagues with kindness, courtesy and respect. 52. You must help to create a culture that is respectful, fair, supportive, and compassionate by role modelling behaviours consistent with these values. 54. You should be aware of your own risk of bias, and consider how your own life experience, culture and beliefs influence your interactions with others, and may impact on your decisions and actions. 55. You must show respect for, and sensitivity towards, others’ life experience, cultures and beliefs. 56. You must not abuse, discriminate against, bully, or harass anyone based on their personal characteristics, or for any other reason. By ‘personal characteristic’ we mean someone’s appearance, lifestyle, culture, their social or economic status, or any of the characteristics protected by legislation – age, disability, gender reassignment, race, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 81. You must make sure that your conduct justifies patients’ trust in you and the public’s trust in your profession. Personal beliefs and medical practice states: 30. During a consultation, you should keep the discussion relevant to the patient’s care and treatment. If you disclose any personal information to a patient, including talking to a patient about personal beliefs, you must be very careful not to breach the professional boundary that exists between you. These boundaries are essential to maintaining a relationship of trust between a medical professional and a patient. Whilst these failings are not so serious as to require restriction on your registration, it is necessary in response to issue this formal warning. This warning will be published on the medical register in line with our publication and disclosure policy, which can be found at www.gmc-uk.org/disclosurepolicy.