An MOHH spokesperson said the man has since been dismissed.
\n\nPhotos from Ye Tun Oo/Google Maps and Canva.
\n\nA Singaporean doctor has been charged with molesting a 24-year-old woman at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun in 2023.
\n\nYeo Teng Yao, 29, was charged in court on Sep. 3.
\n\nAccording to a report by The Straits Times (ST), Yeo was previously employed by MOH Holdings (MOHH), the holding company for Singapore’s public healthcare institutions.
\n\nIn response to Mothership's queries, an MOHH spokesperson said Yeo was immediately suspended from all duties once the incident was brought to the company's attention.
\n\nThe spokesperson added that MOHH expects its medical officers to maintain high standards of professional conduct.
\n\nThe alleged offence took place in a ward at KTPH at around 9pm on Jul. 17, 2023.
\n\nAccording to the charge sheet seen by Mothership, Yeo allegedly placed the diaphragm of a stethoscope on the woman's breasts.
\n\nThe diaphragm is the flat, larger circular disk on the chestpiece which is used to listen to high-frequency body sounds, such as those from the heart.
\n\nThe charge sheet did not state whether the woman was a patient at KTPH.
\n\nA search on the Singapore Medical Council’s…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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