Surgeon who admits 'sexual' chat with child worked at NHS hospital until his arrest

Ear, Nose and Throat advisor Matthew Isles was moving astatine the Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, successful Stafford earlier helium was arrested and charged

A disgraced surgeon who has pleaded blameworthy to trying to 'engage successful intersexual connection with a child' was moving astatine an NHS infirmary until his apprehension connected Monday.

Ear, Nose and Throat advisor Matthew Isles was moving astatine the Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, successful Stafford earlier helium was arrested and charged. He appeared successful tribunal the aforesaid day and admitted his guilt and present is connected bail portion helium waits to beryllium sentenced astatine a crown court, owed to the seriousness of the crime. Concerned patients person been advised to interaction the hospital's proposal line.

The 52-old-old doc pleaded blameworthy to attempting to prosecute successful intersexual connection with a child, astatine North Staffordshire Justice Centre yesterday. Details of the incidental person not yet been released, though Staffordshire Police accidental helium was arrested aft an probe by its nationalist extortion unit.

A spokesperson for the unit confirmed that the Royal Stoke Hospital is co-operating with the constabulary investigation. He said: "Matthew Isles, 52, from the Cheadle area, has pleaded blameworthy to attempting to prosecute successful intersexual connection with a child. Following an probe by our nationalist extortion unit, Isles was arrested connected Monday 10 February and charged the adjacent day. He is connected conditional bail and is owed to look astatine Stafford Crown Court astatine a day to beryllium fixed."

A Royal Stoke spokesperson said: "Following an investigation, Staffordshire Police person confirmed that Matthew Isles has been charged with engaging successful intersexual connection with a child. Until his apprehension Matthew Isles worked arsenic an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) advisor astatine Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital.

"We are continuing to afloat co-operate with the constabulary successful their probe and cannot remark connected an progressive transgression case. Patient and unit information remains our apical precedence and we would promote anyone who is acrophobic astir the attraction they person received astatine our infirmary to interaction our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)."