A GP in the Midlands is being investigated by the General Medical Council after asking a Muslim mum to take off her niqab during an appointment.
Dr Keith Wolverson reportedly asked the mother to remove the veil covering her face because he was struggling to hear what she was saying about her child during the appointment at Royal Stoke University Hospital, in Stoke-on-Trent.
The 52-year-old claimed he politely asked her to take it off and that the woman allegedly "willingly agreed to the request" as the three of them sat alone in a consulting room.
But half an hour later her husband arrived and she complained to NHS bosses about the incident. [Birmingham Mail] Read more
