A doctor who was fired after just three weeks on the job is demanding reinstatement, compensation and an apology, claiming that he was wrongfully dismissed and that the Bermuda Hospitals Board violated his employment contract, its own policy and his human rights.Charles Curtis-Thomas is alleging that hospital bosses bullied and harassed him before sacking him.But the hospital is standing firm and has accused Dr Curtis-Thomas of unprofessional conduct in handling his complaint.Dr Curtis-Thomas started working as a hospitalist on June 25, but the hospital decided to terminate him as of July 23.In an August 31 letter of complaint against the Island’s hospital, Dr Curtis-Thomas, a non-Bermudian spouse of a Bermudian, demands reinstatement and compensation, a “full investigation” into the management of KEMH’s hospitalist programme and a written apology from the Bermuda Hospitals Board.The letter is accompanied by a lengthy dossier containing a copy of the hospital’s termination letter and detailing his story, background and allegations against the hospital.The hospital argued in its termination letter that Dr Curtis-Thomas’ performance was below departmental standards.But Dr Curtis-Thomas alleges that the charges of sub-par performance were “concocted” after he challenged alleged “workplace bullying tactics” at the hospital.And Dr Curtis-Thomas claims that his immediate supervisor, a guest worker, was “silenced and intimidated” and was unable to speak up on his behalf.“The threat of him being fired and sent back home without due process is very real for him,” he says in his complaint document.He also claims that the termination violated his contract which entitled him to a probationary period before he is evaluated by his immediate supervisor.“For the record, my rights to a three-month probationary period as well as my right to be evaluated by my immediate supervisor were all taken away.”Further, says Dr Curtis-Thomas, he was not given the option to be represented by his union.And Dr Curtis-Thomas claims that the hospital did not give him an orientation on his first day at work, as required by his contract, and that its allegations that he took “inappropriate and unsafe clinical initiatives” is not backed up by any documentation.His complaint document, which is copied to several parties including MP Louise Jackson, the Ombudsman, Human Rights Commission and patient advocate group Bermuda Healthcare Advisory Group, also contains synopses outlining his management of several cases during his three weeks employment to support his rebuttal of some of the hospital’s charges.The synopses contains specific descriptions of patient conditions and some identifiers such as age and gender but does not name the patients.BHB says the information is private patient information and therefore protected from public release.“Dr Curtis-Thomas worked at BHB for three weeks and our reasons for terminating his employment are outlined in the letter he has already circulated. BHB followed all required policies and stands by its actions,” a hospital spokesperson said in a statement.“We do, however, find it highly unprofessional for a physician to publicly circulate detailed medical information that he has a professional and ethical duty to protect.”Dr Curtis-Thomas claims that his dismissal also violates the Employment Act which provides specific routes to termination.“There is nowhere in the law or in my contract that says I should be evaluated in 14 days,” his complaint document states.“If there is any deficiency in my performance at the three months evaluation, an additional three months is given for improvement.”Further he says his work was signed off on and approved as satisfactory by his supervisors.“This unmerited termination letter has resulted in the tarnishing of my medical record, violating my rights as a spouse of a Bermudian to gainful employment, the loss of financial support for my family, as well as emotional pain and suffering for me and my wife.”He has filed a discrimination complaint with the Human Rights Commission and is considering legal action against the BHB.Yesterday, Dr Curtis-Thomas said that the BHB had not responded to his complaint.