Nigel Portland

Nigel Portland was the panel chairman at Dee Valley University Hospital, present during Ali Shahzad's tribunal in July 2022. Oncology consultant Ali Shahzad had performed an illegal surgery on Serena Chen-Williams, who had sustained a leg injury, and caused lasting damage as a result. Ali arrived early at the tribunal in an attempt to schmooze Nigel and Dawn Wilson. During the testimony, Ali claimed that he was suffering from PTSD from the rape accusations and was receiving treatment. Nigel pointed out that Ali would have been working whilst unfit, but (unlike an alarmed Dawn) laughed the matter off when Ali said that he would still be better than most of the other hospital staff despite not being at his best.
Ali attempted to interject when Misbah Maalik began talking about Ali's effect on the hospital since the rape trial, with Nigel allowing her to proceed as he had brought up the matter first. Misbah then presented video recordings from the surgery, disproving Ali's defamatory accusations against nurse Peri Lomax. Nigel and Dawn decided to uphold Ali's suspension, and the panel ultimately decided to revoke his medical licence.
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