A physiotherapist has been banned from the profession after asking a female patient to show him her breasts during a treatment session. Aman Kumar, who worked for the private company Ascenti in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region, was found guilty of sexual misconduct by the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service.
The incident occurred in February 2018 during the patient's third appointment for a shoulder injury sustained in a car crash. During a full back massage, Kumar commented on the patient's body, saying she had a 'really nice body', and later gestured for her to lift her top and expose her breasts. The patient, known only as Patient A, described feeling 'very distressed' and 'shocked and embarrassed'.
Kumar claimed his comments were meant as a 'compliment' and denied asking to see her breasts, suggesting the patient had misunderstood him. However, the panel concluded that his actions were intended for his own sexual gratification and constituted a serious abuse of his professional position. He has now been struck off as a physiotherapist.
