GP, 52, could face the sack for 'discrimination' after 'telling Muslim woman to remove veil during visit because he could not hear her explain what was wrong with her child' Dr Keith Wolverson, 52, could face sack over claims of 'discrimination' He allegedly told Muslim woman to 'remove veil or he would stop appointment' But the GP claims he couldn't hear her and merely politely asked her to take it off Family informed the GMC and he could be struck off if he is found guilty
By Joseph Curtis For Mailonline
Published: 00:58 BST, 18 May 2019 | Updated: 02:23 BST, 18 May 2019
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A GP is facing the sack after being accused of discriminating against a Muslim woman after 'asking her to remove her veil' during a consultation.
The patient claimed Dr Keith Wolverson, 52, told her he could not hear her explain what was wrong with her child because she was speaking through her niqab.
The doctor of 23 years then 'asked her to take it off' while all three were sat in a consultation room at Royal Stoke University Hospital.
She then complained to hospital bosses half-an-hour later when her husband arrived to collect her and they subsequently reported him to the General Medical Council.
