▁Deput y ▁Director ▁of ▁Medical ▁Services , ▁was ▁susp ended ▁on ▁full ▁pay ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁the ▁information ▁about ▁Re e ves ' ▁obst et rics ▁ban ▁revealed ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁reference ▁check . ▁ ▁Der eg istration ▁Re e ves ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁register ▁of ▁do ctors ▁( for b idden ▁to ▁practice ▁medicine ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁bre ached ▁the ▁Medical ▁Board ' s ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁ban ▁on ▁his ▁pract icing ▁obst et rics , ▁and ▁had ▁thus ▁been ▁guilty ▁of ▁gross ▁mis con duct . ▁ ▁Media ▁reports ▁The ▁first ▁public ▁media ▁report ▁alleg ing ▁further ▁serious ▁mis con duct ▁by ▁Re e ves ▁while ▁employed ▁by ▁G SA HS ▁was ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁a ▁broadcast ▁of ▁the ▁Sunday ▁programme ▁on ▁the ▁N ine ▁Network , ▁led ▁by ▁investig ative ▁journalist , ▁Ross ▁C oul th art . ▁Re e ves ' ▁former ▁patient ▁Carol yn ▁D ew a eg ene ire ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Re e ves ▁had ▁conducted ▁a ▁cl itor ide ct omy ▁rather ▁than ▁remove ▁a ▁small ▁gen ital ▁les ion , ▁and ▁had ▁informed ▁her ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁seconds ▁before ▁an a est hes ia ▁took ▁effect . ▁Ex pert ▁witness es ▁in ▁an ▁earlier ▁civil ▁case ▁surrounding