A mother whose son suffered complications after he was circumcised at a private clinic is planning to take legal action against the GP responsible for the operation.

This Is Staffordshire reported that Faiqa Akram and her husband Nadeem are getting ready to lodge a claim for potential clinical negligence against Manchester-based doctor Munir Butt.

Ms Akram paid £80 for her three-month old son, Naveed, to be circumcised at Dr Butt’s private clinic, as she could not have the treatment on the NHS.

But she described the clinic as a "circumcision factory" and said the family "could not believe" what they saw inside.

"There were 12 other babies waiting to be seen. When it was Naveed’s turn, we had to leave him on a wooden table with just a changing mat," she said.

When Ms Akram later brought the baby to a doctor, he was then referred to a surgeon at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, where he needed to undergo a full operation under general anaesthetic. It is thought he could require further surgery to repair the damage.

A total of four boys have needed hospital treatment at the facility after complications arising from private circumcisions.

The University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust serves around half a million people in the Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyne.