Struck off - Doctor who fondled patient's breats even though she only had a swollen finger

Dr Parag Bhatt, who worked under interim conditions for more than a year until being struck off, was sexually motivated as he groped his victims - one of whom was 16 - at a practice in Rotherham, a disciplinary panel ruled.

The General Medical Council fitness to practise hearing in Manchester was told it was the first time the 16-year-old visited a doctor on her own and she was since unable to seek medical help unaccompanied.

Another patient concerned, who only consulted Dr Bhatt for a swollen finger, explained how she felt "violated".

The 46-year-old GP was found guilty of misconduct in relation to his treatment of six patients at the Rosehill Medical Centre where he worked between January 2007 and September 2007.

In all of the cases, in which he touched their breasts as part of the examinations, he was found to have failed to provide adequate explanations to the patients as to what he was doing.

The panel ruled there was no clinical reason for five of the intimate check-ups which were also inappropriate and that he failed to offer a chaperone to four of the patients.

One woman - known as Patient C - went to see Dr Bhatt with a swollen finger and complaints of palpitations.

Rather than examine her heart, Dr Bhatt unzipped her top before he put his hand into her bra and took out her left breast.

Patient D - the 16-year-old - was subjected to having him put both his hands around each of her breasts and he then shook them while breathing heavily. He also rubbed her nipples with his fingertips.