Dr Scott-Smith later revealed that kissing his pat

Dr Scott-Smith later revealed that kissing his patient was the worst thing he had ever done.

Giving evidence he fully admitted the incident but claimed it was a mutual kiss and it only lasted up to four seconds.

And he added that he immediately regretted it and knew it would cause him problems.

Dr Scott-Smith told the committee: ‘It was quite clearly her kissing me.

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‘When I asked her if she felt as though she wanted to she said she had felt like that at the end of our last consultation.

‘Like an idiot – I regret this – I said do you want the kiss now and she said yes.

‘We were sitting on a small sofa and were no more than a couple of feet apart.

‘We both leaned sideways to eachother and kissed.

We both approached eachother lips to lips.

‘There was no question of a cheek from either party.

‘We engaged in what you know as a French kiss for three to four seconds.

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Asked how he felt afterwards the doctor said: ‘I could not believe I had actually done it and I thought: ‘S–t, I should not have done that.

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‘I should not have gone that far.

There was a silence and she leant her head on my shoulder and I put my arm around her.

‘She said something like: ‘This complicates matters’ and I agreed.

‘I gave her a peck on the cheek when I left at the front door.

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Dr Scott-Smith said his marriage was on the rocks following the incident, but he and his wife have since managed to patch things up.

He added: ‘The ramifications have been beyond my wildest dreams in terms of the damage it has caused.

‘It was the worst day and decision of my life.

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The hearing continues.

ends

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