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Doctor 'who carried out STD tests on Mohammed Al Fayed's Harrods staff before he assaulted them' is put under restrictions by medical regulator

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Greenhill, S., & Bains, I. (2026, September 18). Doctor 'who carried out STD tests on Mohammed Al Fayed's Harrods staff before he assaulted them' is put under restrictions by medical regulator. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16142691/Doctor-carried-STD-tests-Mohammed-Al-Fayeds-Harrods-stafff.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-18 · by Sam Greenhill, Inderdeep Bains
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Dr Ann Coxon, a Harley Street doctor accused of conducting invasive sexual health tests on employees of late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, has been placed under restrictions by the General Medical Council (GMC). The GMC imposed these conditions on September 17, pending the conclusion of a full investigation. Survivors claim that Dr Coxon performed unnecessary STD tests and shared results with Al Fayed before he allegedly assaulted them.
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Dr. Ann Coxon, a Harley Street doctor, has been placed under restrictions by the General Medical Council (GMC) following allegations that she conducted invasive sexual health examinations on staff members at Harrods, allegedly at the behest of the late owner, Mohamed Al Fayed. The Justice for Harrods Survivors group reported Dr. Coxon to the GMC after victims complained about unnecessary STD tests and the sharing of results with Al Fayed before he reportedly assaulted them. Another medic, Dr. William Robarts, is also under investigation and restrictions by the GMC. The interim conditions were imposed on September 17th, pending a full inquiry by the regulator.

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Sam Greenhill
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🔮 She remains under full investigation by the GMC, along with another medic, Dr William Robarts.
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Topics

GMC Harrods Justice for Harrods Survivors London the General Medical Council

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GMC ORG · 8× Coxon PERSON · 6× Ann Coxon PERSON · 4× Harrods ORG · 4× Al Fayed PERSON · 3× Natacha PERSON · 3× London GPE · 2× Mohamed Al Fayed's PERSON · 2× William Robarts PERSON · 2× the General Medical Council ORG · 2×

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She has previously denied carrying out medical examinations on young women on the behest of her Harrods boss and refused to apologise to his alleged victims. The Justice for Harrods Survivors group reported the doctor to the General Medical Council. One of Al Fayed's alleged victims, an ex-Harrods worker known only as Natacha, said she was sent to Dr Coxon and believes her examinations were 'wholly unnecessary'.
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🔮 She remains under full investigation by the GMC, along with another medic, Dr William Robarts.

Claims (26 extracted, 0 hedged)

A Harley Street doctor accused of carrying out invasive sexual health tests on Mohamed Al Fayed's alleged victims has been placed under restrictions. asserted
doctor → accuse → restrictions
Dr Ann Coxon was given a list of conditions by the medics’ regulator the General Medical Council. asserted
Coxon → give → regulator
Victims of the late Harrods owner had complained they were sent to Dr Coxon who conducted STD tests on them and sent the results to him before he preyed on them. asserted
he → complain → them
She remains under full investigation by the GMC, along with another medic, Dr William Robarts. asserted
She → remain → medic
Both have been given interim conditions pending the full inquiry. asserted
Both → give → inquiry
The GMC said today: ‘Dr Ann Coxon and Dr William Robarts have interim restrictions on their practice, pending the conclusion of a full GMC investigation. asserted
Coxon → say → investigation
‘An Interim Orders Tribunal of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service imposed the interim conditions on their practice on Thursday, 17 September. asserted
Tribunal → impose → Thursday
‘We do not provide details about ongoing investigations.’ asserted
We → provide → investigations
Al Fayed was said to have been so paranoid about catching STDs that he sent staff to be tested before he assaulted them. asserted
he → say → them
Dr Ann Coxon, accused of performing STD tests on Mohamed Al Fayed's employees, seen leaving her west London home in 2024 Five women alleged they were raped by Mohamed Al Fayed, who died in 2023 aged 94 An Al Fayed survivor known only as Natacha said Dr Coxon had questions to answer Dr Coxon was said to be one of several medics thought to have carried out medical tests on Al Fayed's orders. asserted
Coxon → accuse → orders
Another, Wendy Snell, the Harrods in-house doctor, died four years ago at 64. asserted
Another → die → 64
Dr Ann Coxon, 86, is no longer registered to practice but she still listed at her Harley Street clinic and answered the phone to the Daily Mail today. asserted
she → register → Mail
All she said was: ‘I’m aware. asserted
I → say → ?
But I have no comment.’ asserted
I → have → comment
She has previously denied carrying out medical examinations on young women on the behest of her Harrods boss and refused to apologise to his alleged victims. The Justice for Harrods Survivors group reported the doctor to the General Medical Council. One of Al Fayed's alleged victims, an ex-Harrods worker known only as Natacha, said she was sent to Dr Coxon and believes her examinations were 'wholly unnecessary'. asserted
examinations → deny → Coxon
She said she was sent to the doctor for 'Aids and sexually-transmitted disease testing without consent', adding that she felt she was being checked for her purity. asserted
she → say → purity
She claimed she was later repeatedly abused by Al Fayed. asserted
she → claim → Fayed
More than 200 people have come forward since he was accused of being a sexual predator in a BBC documentary in 2024. asserted
he → come → 2024
The Egyptian tycoon, who died at 94 in 2023, is said to have been paranoid about sexually-transmitted diseases. asserted
who → die → diseases
The Harrods department store in Knightsbridge in London where former owner Fayed is said to have carried out many of the alleged assaults Natacha previously told the Mail that the Justice For Harrods Survivors group of 37 alleged victims had submitted a complaint against Dr Coxon to the regulator. asserted
group → say → regulator
Now the GMC’s interim conditions include that she has been given a week to tell the GMC about any medical work she is doing and who she is working for. asserted
she → include → who
She must get approval from the GMC before starting work in a non-NHS post or setting, and she must allow the GMC to exchange information with any employer or contracting body for which she provides medical services. asserted
she → get → services
Dr Coxon is currently registered, but without a licence to practice. asserted
Coxon → register → licence
She must inform the GMC’s investigating officer if she make an application to practice. asserted
she → inform → application
A set of similar conditions applies to Cambridge University-educated Dr Robarts. asserted
set → apply → Robarts
The Mail tried to contact him at his last known address but there was no response. asserted
Mail → try → address
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