A Southampton doctor has denied sexually assaulting patients at a hospital and a doctor's surgery. 

Satendra Sharma, 49, pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexual assault and one of sexual assault by penetration.

The charges relate to alleged offences at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham in June 2021 and at Whiteley Surgery in March and April 2022. 

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Sharma, of Prospect Road, Southampton was bailed following a hearing at Portsmouth Crown Court on Monday.

He is due to appear at the same court for trial on August 5, 2024. 

The incidents allegedly involved two women who were receiving medical treatment at the time of the assaults.