A DOCTOR who urinated in a clinical sink while working as a consultant has been struck off the medical register. 

Graham Evangele Eli Michael Holmes worked as a locum consultant in Hampshire, Dorset, Greater Manchester and Wirral from August 2019 until March 2021.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) runs hearings that make independent decisions about whether doctors are fit to practise in the UK.

During his time at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Hampshire, he urinated in a clinical sink on a hospital ward.

A colleague who witnessed the incident said: "As I walked past I paused as I was shocked to see through the window that looks out onto the corridor, blinds fully open, standing very close, side on to the window, by the clinic room sink, fully clothed with his penis in his hand over the sink.

"He had the tap running a cup in his other hand into which he was running water and pouring into the sink. He was not aware of being observed."

Dr Holmes also failed to follow Covid-19 infection control protocols at a Dorset hospital.

While working at Royal Bournemouth Hospital in 2020, Dr Holmes failed to wear his face mask in its correct position during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a medical hearing, one witness said: “On two separate occasions he has been asked by the service Matron and the Clinical Lead to ensure that he wears his mask in line with both the Trust Policy and Public Health England Guidelines.

“He had been observed on further occasion by ward staff not wearing his mask appropriately.

“This has occurred whilst working with patients on the ‘’blue pathway’’ (reasonable suspicion of Covid 19) and working within the broader department.

“This represents a risk to both the safety of all patients on the unit and staff should he contract the illness due to poor compliance.”

Another said: “Dr Holmes would very often wear his face mask below his nose and mouth.

“I remember that I regularly saw Dr Holmes wear his mask incorrectly, sometimes below his chin and sometimes covering his mouth but below his nose.

“As the junior doctor working with Dr Holmes, I was asked regularly by the nurses to tell him, as my consultant, to pull his face mask up, which I did on a few occasions, and I remember he was asked by the nurse in charge at the time as well.’’ 

The tribunal determined that an immediate order of suspension was necessary to protect members of the public and to protect confidence in the medical profession.

Dr Graham Holmes has now been officially struck off the medical register.