NHS doctor suspended over alleged antisemitic social media posts
A resident NHS doctor has been suspended by a medical tribunal for 15 months after posting alleged anti-Semitic comments on social media.
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old trainee orthopedic surgeon and traumatologist, also reportedly expressed support for “violent actions and terrorist organizations”.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said Dr Aladwan’s messages “could impact on patients’ confidence” in her and the profession, while patients could be “discouraged” from seeking treatment from her.
Dr Aladwan denies having made racist or hateful remarks.
She is currently the subject of a fitness to practice investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC), an independent body which regulates doctors, medical associates and anesthetic associates to protect patient safety.
The GMC opened its investigation following complaints that Dr Aladwan made anti-Semitic or offensive comments on posts which also appeared to support terrorism.
The court heard that Dr Aladwan’s alleged messages on
His lawyer told the court there was “no evidence” that his activities had “impacted patient safety or his ability to carry out his duties as a doctor”.
Dr Aladwan’s suspension will take effect from today and will be reviewed within six months.
The hearing, which took place in Manchester, was an Interim Orders Tribunal (IOT), deciding whether Dr Aladwan’s practice should be restricted while the GMC investigation takes place.
She does not comment on the allegations under investigation.
In its ruling, the court said it “noted that there was no information to suggest that patient complaints had been filed or that patients had been harmed.”
Dr Aladwan had already undergone an IOT in September, which determined that no restrictions should be placed on him.
On 3 October 2025, it was decided to refer Dr Aladwan’s case to an IOT hearing after the GMC alleged an “escalation in the tone of Dr Aladwan’s social media posts” following the September ruling and the Manchester synagogue attack in early October.
Responding to the court’s ruling on The “Israeli” and Jewish lobby decides who can and cannot practice medicine in Britain.
She added: “This is not the end. It is the beginning of a much larger battle for the integrity of our institutions.”
The GMC’s social media guidelines state that healthcare professionals have the right to “freedom of belief, privacy and expression”, but that the use of social media as a healthcare professional “must be balanced against the possible impact on the rights and interests of others”.
