A MAN in his 30s was left permanently impotent after he was sent home from A&E despite not having his condition properly treated, a hospital whistle-blower has claimed.

Former Furness General Hospital urologist Dr Peter Duffy told The Mail the patient had turned up at the Dalton Lane accident and emergency department in October 2014.

The patient was reportedly told to go home and advised to “get a taxi” the next day to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary where he could be seen by a specialist.

That specialist was Dr Duffy who was horrified the man had not been treated as a surgical emergency.

“The young lad came into A&E and the surgical team called the on-call urologist, Dr Ashutosh Jain, who advised them to aspirate the blood, but that didn’t work,” Dr Duffy said.

“Dr Jain then told them to inject a type of adrenaline but they didn’t feel comfortable doing that as it was pretty specialist stuff so Dr Jain told them to send him home and tell him to get a taxi the next day.

“I saw the patient at the RLI the next day and took him into theatre to carry out a shunt under general anaesthetic.

“The condition eased but overnight came back so we contacted specialists at Leeds and he was referred there.

"I understand he was left permanently impotent and I suspect he will have had an artificial implant fitted.

“For a young lad it’s a pretty life-changing thing.”

Dr Duffy made a complaint to his bosses about Dr Jain, and two other urologists, Kavinder Madhra and Muhammad Naseem. He claimed his concerns were ignored and he later resigned from the trust.

Dr Jain and Dr Naseem both remain employed at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust which runs FGH.

Dr Madhra is currently under investigation by the General Medical Council. He left UHMBT nine days after the GMC imposed strict conditions on him working as a doctor.

An employment tribunal in August ruled Dr Duffy had been unfairly dismissed and he was awarded £102,000 although the judge did not find he was dismissed or ill-treated as a result of his whistle-blowing.

Last Friday, the tribunal rejected UHMBT’s claim for £48,000 in costs against Dr Duffy.

UHMBT confirmed both Dr Jain and Dr Naseem were still employed by the trust and were “valued members” of staff.

The trust reject Dr Duffy’s allegations against his former colleagues.

UHMBT medical director Dr David Walker said: “We are disappointed and saddened that Mr Duffy’s contractual dispute with the trust ended with legal proceedings and that he chose not to work with the trust to resolve his concerns with us informally.

“It is important to note that all the clinical concerns raised by Mr Duffy were appropriately investigated at the time.

“We would like to reiterate that the tribunal found there was no evidence to support the claim that Mr Duffy was ill-treated or suffered a detriment for raising his concerns.

“The allegations made by Mr Duffy against the three doctors in support of his salary claim in his Employment Tribunal claim were withdrawn by him at the outset of proceedings and were not tested by the tribunal.

“The trust strongly disputed the assertions made by Mr Duffy and had spent considerable time preparing a case, which would have robustly disputed these claims.

“We continue to employ the two doctors referred to who are valued members of the trust.

“We continue to work hard to ensure we have a supportive culture for our staff – one where staff are able to raise concerns without any fear, and one where safety – both for our patients and our staff – is paramount, and we are pleased that the extensive judgement in this case has recognised this.”