Joe McFaddenHealth reporter
PA Media
An NHS resident doctor has been suspended by a medical tribunal for 15 months after posting alleged antisemitic comments on social media.
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, was also alleged to have expressed support for “violent action and terrorist organisations”.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said Dr Aladwan’s posts “may impact on patient confidence” in both her and the profession, while patients could be “discouraged” from seeking treatment from her.
Dr Aladwan, who is British Palestinian, denies making racist or hate speech.
She is currently the subject of a fitness to practise investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC), an independent body that regulates doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates to protect patient safety.
The GMC began its investigation following complaints that Dr Aladwan had made antisemitic or offensive comments on posts that also appeared to support terrorism
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