Manoj NARAYAN

1. The Facts as established following a Fitness to Practise Hearing between April 2024 and December 2024, was that the Tribunal found that between April and November 2020, Dr Narayan committed professional misconduct when he: a. Asked Ms A: i. questions about lesbian sex (admitted) ii. about 'scissoring' repeatedly (admitted on two occasions). but, that his fitness to practise was not impaired. 2. The questions were asked to a junior member of staff who complained about him. 3. This conduct does not meet with the standards required of a doctor. It risks bringing the profession into disrepute and must not be repeated. The required standards are set out in Good Medical Practice at the following paragraphs: 36. You must treat colleagues fairly and with respect; 37. You must be aware of how your behaviour may influence others within and outside the team. 4. While the failing in itself is not so serious as to require any restriction on his registration, it is a significant departure from the required standards and accordingly necessary in response to issue this formal warning. 5. The Tribunal applied the principal of proportionality and found that he had good insight, made a genuine apology, have previous good character, have taken rehabilitative steps, provided appropriate references and testimonials about his current practice, and not repeated his behaviour since the complaint was made in late 2020. Nonetheless, the Tribunal considered that this was not an isolated incident, but spanned more than one occasion, and while the communications the Tribunal was concerned about were only between Ms A and Dr Narayan it has seen evidence that the questions were not of a hypothetical nature, but asked Ms A to share her personal experience. 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/disclosure policy