'Dishonest' NHS doctor struck off for moonlighting

A HOSPITAL consultant has been dismissed and struck off after it was revealed he had been moonlighting, completing over 100 shifts as a locum doctor, while supposedly working from home in his primary role.

- By JADE MCELWEE and SAM VOLPE

Dr Jacek Lewit was employed by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust (CDDFT) and based at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

Following a hearing with the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in June, Dr Lewit has now been removed from the medical register.

The tribunal chair, Morag Rea, delivered a judgement stating: "The Tribunal noted that Dr Lewit had worked 116 locum shifts at times he should have been working for CDDFT.

This persisted over more than two years, starting in August 2019, and continuing until January 2022."

Consequently, five charges related to the shifts he worked, those he undertook despite previous warnings about the issue, and his dishonesty were proven.