AN NHS consultant has been suspended for revealing how a Muslim surgeon refused to remove her hijab for an operation — even though it broke hospital health rules.
Dr Vladislav Rogozov said in a blog that he confronted her as they scrubbed up when he realised she planned to keep the Islamic scarf on during surgery.
He claimed the hijab was spotted with blood from previous operations. But she refused to remove it and walked out, forcing the hospital to find a stand-in.
The unnamed surgeon later accused anaesthetist Dr Rogozov, 46, of racial discrimination.
She left Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital after a hospital investigation backed Dr Rogozov for enforcing its strict dress code.
It says religious headscarfs are “excluded in areas such as theatre, where they could present a health and cross-infection hazard.” [The Sun] Read more
