A doctor who paid for sex with an escort while on emergency duty will be allowed to treat patients again after revealing he has given up pornography and turned to cycling and mindfulness.

Dr Rupert Pemsel, 33, met with the prostitute for 40 minutes in an on-call room at the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton after seeking an ''illicit thrill'' to curb work related stress.

Their meeting came to light when associates of the escort, Leanne Kennedy, threatened to expose the encounter if he didn't pay up £10,000.

The father-of-two, who is married to a GP, was suspended from the medical register for 10 months after the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found him guilty of misconduct in March last year.