Patel said, “I was afraid that if she did so, I could lose the job I so loved and had worked so hard to obtain. Given my specialty, this would have a knock-on effect on other patients if I were unable to work. With the benefit of hindsight, I know I should nonetheless have ended the relationship and been honest with my employer. However, at the time I felt panicked and unable to break it off – a decision I now bitterly regret.”
