A GP has been called to appear before a medical practitioners tribunal accused of sexually motivated conduct towards a medical student.

Dr Shiv Prasad Bagchi, who is based in Sunderland, was supervising the woman when the allegation arose between February 20 and March 4, 2015.

He is also alleged to have displayed similar conduct towards five other female members of staff over a six period from 2009 to 2015.

It is understood a number of conditions have already been placed on Dr Bagchi’s registration, which will be reviewed following the outcome of the hearing.

In a separate case, a doctor has been accused of failing to carry out an adequate examination or assessment of a patient while working at Stockton’s North Tees Hospital on March 28, 2015.

Dr Vasudha Mashankar is alleged to have created false documents in the patient’s medical records.

It is also alleged that in further consultations he failed to obtain an adequate medical history and failed to conduct an adequate examination and create or implement a treatment plan for the patient.

Both doctors have been called to appear at separate hearings in Manchester in March operated by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS).

The MPTS hears cases against doctors where serious concerns have been raised and as a result their fitness to practise has been called into question by the General Medical Council, which maintains an official register of medical practitioners and investigates suspected misconduct.

The ultimate sanction can see doctors struck off the register meaning they can no longer practice, in order to protect the public.

Alternative outcomes are a warning, a suspension or an agreement that they will accept various undertakings.

Tribunal panel members consist of a mix of medical and non-medical people who adjudicate on the evidence available.

Decisions, which can be appealed, are published online within 28 days of the conclusion of an hearing.