A former locum gynaecologist at Liverpool Women's Hospital who misdiagnosed an ectopic pregnancy and told a woman to 'go home and try for another baby' has been permanently barred from resuming his medical career in the UK.
Ahmed Loutfi, who worked at the Crown Street site, was struck off in 2016 after a medical practitioners tribunal found he made a potentially life-threatening error in 2010. He saw the patient, known only as Patient A, twice in April and May 2010, wrongly diagnosing her as having had a miscarriage both times, despite another doctor suggesting it could be an ectopic pregnancy.
The patient had to have a fallopian tube removed during surgery for the ectopic pregnancy. Loutfi sent her home, putting her life at risk, and inappropriately advised her to 'go home and try for another baby.' He had also denied her stronger pain relief despite her suffering.
His conduct at hospitals in Manchester, Hull, and Birmingham—including inappropriately rotating a baby's head, causing severe injury—were also grounds for his expulsion. Loutfi sought restoration in 2022 and again recently, claiming he had treated the Liverpool patient correctly and blaming 'native British doctors' for endangering patients, alleging discrimination against him as an overseas doctor.
The tribunal rejected his application, stating he had not accepted responsibility and indefinitely suspended his right to reapply. The General Medical Council's decision prevents Loutfi from practising in the UK.
