Were You Treated by Dr Surrayya Najeeb? Tribunal Findings and What They Mean for Former Patients
Patients who were treated by Dr Surrayya Kamal Najeeb may wish to review the care they received following serious findings made by a Medical Practitioners Tribunal.
In September 2026, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) found Dr Najeeb’s fitness to practise to be impaired on the grounds of misconduct and deficient professional performance. The tribunal ordered that her name be erased from the medical register.
Dr Najeeb practised in the Blackpool, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk areas. Reports of the tribunal proceedings state that she worked as a locum consultant at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals before subsequently working as a locum consultant in acute medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn between March 2023 and February 2024.
What Did the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Find?
According to reports of the proceedings, concerns had been raised about Dr Najeeb’s ability to work at consultant level while she was working at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals in 2022. She was subsequently moved to a registrar-level role.
The following month, Dr Najeeb applied for a locum consultant position at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn. The tribunal found that she failed to disclose the concerns about her performance and the change in her role.
It also found that she failed to disclose at interview that she had not demonstrated the required skills on an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course shortly beforehand. The tribunal found her conduct in relation to these matters to be dishonest.
Of particular potential concern to former patients are the findings relating to Dr Najeeb’s clinical performance.
A GMC performance assessment carried out in August 2024 reportedly assessed her performance as “unacceptable” in relation to assessing patients’ conditions and clinical management, with further areas identified as a cause for concern relating to interactions with patients and working with colleagues.
The tribunal ultimately found Dr Najeeb’s fitness to practise impaired because of both misconduct and deficient professional performance. The MPTS records the outcome as erasure.
What Does the Tribunal’s Decision Mean for Former Patients?
The tribunal’s findings do not mean that every patient treated by Dr Najeeb received negligent or inappropriate medical care. Clinical negligence has to be considered on the individual facts of each patient’s treatment.
However, patients who were under Dr Najeeb’s care and who have concerns about their diagnosis, treatment or clinical management may understandably want answers.
You may wish to seek specialist legal advice if, for example, you believe that:
- your condition was incorrectly diagnosed or there was an unreasonable delay in diagnosis;
- important symptoms or test results were missed or not properly investigated;
- you received treatment which you believe was inappropriate;
- your condition deteriorated following decisions made about your care;
- you were discharged when you believe further investigation or treatment was required;
- concerns you raised about your symptoms were not properly addressed; or
- another medical professional has subsequently questioned the treatment or advice you received.
Were You Treated by Dr Surrayya Najeeb?
If you were treated by Dr Surrayya Najeeb, particularly during her work at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, and you are concerned that the treatment you received may not have been appropriate, our specialist clinical negligence team can help you understand your options.
Could You Have a Clinical Negligence Claim?
We can consider the circumstances of your treatment, obtain and review the relevant medical records where appropriate, and advise you whether there may be grounds for further investigation or a clinical negligence claim.
You do not need to know whether negligence occurred before contacting us. If something about your care has concerned you — perhaps because of an unexpected outcome, a missed or delayed diagnosis, or information you have subsequently received — speak to our team.
Speak to Our Clinical Negligence Solicitors
Contact our specialist clinical negligence solicitors today for a confidential discussion about the care you received.
0151 306 3694 ab@phoenixlegalsolicitors.co.uk*This article concerns the findings of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in relation to Dr Surrayya Najeeb. A regulatory finding against a doctor does not, by itself, establish that the treatment of any individual patient was negligent. Each potential clinical negligence claim must be assessed on its own facts.