A Swindon doctor should be erased from the register because of his sexual misconduct in the workplace, the General Medical Council has argued. 

A Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service tribunal has been underway looking into the wrongdoing of Dr Thomas Plimmer, who was working at a Swindon surgery at the time several incidents of proven misconduct occurred. 

The panel found his fitness to practise impaired after hearing about Dr Plimmer's behaviour, which included showing a colleague a video of him having sex, masturbating in front of her, approaching her with his trousers down and putting her hand on his penis, as well as engaging in several instances of sexual acts and intercourse with multiple women while at his GP surgery during working hours.

The panel, chaired by Mrs Claire Lindley will now decide what sanctions to impose on the doctor, with a decision expected on Tuesday, April 30. 

The General Medical Council, represented by Mr Mark Monaghan, argued that he should be erased from the register because this behaviour was "fundamentally incompatible with continued registration" and "likely to be repeated" on account of Dr Plimmer's self-confessed sex addiction. 

Swindon Advertiser: Dr Thomas PlimmerDr Thomas Plimmer (Image: SWNS)

But Dr Plimmer's counsel, Mr Tom Day, said that his offences were not at "the top end of serious sexual offences" and that "the risk of his health condition relapsing was not a reason for erasure", instead arguing that a suspension was appropriate and proportionate. 

The panel is now deliberating whether or not to impose conditions on Dr Plimmer, give him a suspension or erase him from the register, and if they choose to suspend him they will need to decide how long for 

Dr Plimmer had also led several women along with a series of lies designed to make them all think they were in faithful monogamous relationships with him at the same time.

But he says he has been in a period of "recovery" for the last three years which has seen him allegedly get on top of his sex addiction. 

The tribunal into Dr Plimmer's conduct started in September last year, reconvened in December briefly, and then has been ongoing since April 22. 

Allegations against him involved six women, including a colleague of his, with some of them giving evidence during the initial stage of the tribunal in September.