Medical licence revoked for anaesthetist convicted of child abuse
A former anaesthetist who sexually assaulted a young girl during her hospital stay and took intimate images of patients has been permanently removed from the medical register.
Edward Finn, 36, previously worked in hospitals across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
A police investigation uncovered nearly 4,000 indecent images of children, including 179 in the most serious category, along with voyeuristic images of women and evidence of a sexual assault at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts.
Some images were also linked to an unidentified woman undergoing treatment at Royal Derby Hospital. At Nottingham Crown Court last year Finn admitted multiple charges, including sexual assault of a child under 13, taking and making indecent photographs of children, and voyeurism.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison with the judge describing him as a “predatory paedophile”.
This week the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service decided Finn should be erased from the medical register.
Following Finn’s sentencing, Dr Simon Roe, acting medical director of Sherwood Forest Hospitals, which oversees King’s Mill Hospital, issued an “unreserved apology” to the young girl and her family.
Anthony May, chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals, expressed deep dismay, stating: “The nature of the crimes committed by Edward Finn have left us feeling shocked and saddened. As soon as the initial allegations were raised with us, the individual was suspended and he no longer works for us.”
Dr Gis Robinson, executive chief medical officer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, condemned Finn’s actions as “a shocking betrayal of the trust that was placed in him”, adding her thoughts remain with all those harmed by these appalling offences.
A civil claim for compensation against the relevant employer and/or NHS trust may arise in circumstances where a medical practitioner commits sexual assaults in the context of their employment. A compensation claim can enable survivors to access funding for therapy and losses as a result of abuse they have experienced. Anyone who has suffered abuse in a medical setting can contact me directly for free, no-obligation advice about their rights.
