A doctory who broke covid rules and urinated in a clinical sink has been struck off the medical register. Graham Evangele Eli Michael Holmes worked as a locum consultant in Hampshire, Dorset, Wigan, and Wirral from August 2019 until March 2021. Mr Holmes also had accommodation at the Leigh Hospital site, and following a series of allegations, a Medical Practitioners Tribunal regarding these was held in October.
READ > Unauthorised traveller encampment arrives at Bents Garden Centre Dr Holmes worked at the Royal Albert Hospital in Wigan for four weeks in October 2020 (Image: LDRS) Working at Royal Albert Hospital for a period of four weeks in October 2020, Dr Holmes was accused of coming to work whilst showing symptoms of Covid-19. Despite working on isolation wards with patients with infectious diseases, the consultant is reported to have had a constant cough and a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius. Numerous people at the hospital are reported to have noticed the doctor looking "extremely unwell" and "coughing and spluttering" in the ward kitchen.
Dr Holmes later tested positive for Covid-19, although he blamed his infection on the "overcrowded poorly managed ward". In further breaches of Covid-19 protocols, Dr Holmes is also alleged to have failed to wear a face mask and failed to keep his face mask in the correct position on "multiple occasions". With multiple concerns raised about Dr Holmes' attitude to infection control, the tribunal agreed with the allegations that he fa.
