Thursday 29 September 2016 12:03, UK
Sunderland have parted company with their club doctor in the wake of the Patrick van Aanholt saga.
Head of medical services Dr Ishtiaq Rehman has resigned from his post as part of an ongoing review of staffing.
His departure comes after Sunderland manager David Moyes had to withdraw Van Aanholt, 26, from his team to face Tottenham at White Hart Lane on September 18 on the advice of a cardiac specialist.
Moyes later expressed his frustration at the timing of the news, which he received barely 30 minutes before kick-off, in the belief it had come from the FA's Consensus Panel, a claim denied by the governing body.
It later emerged the Black Cats had consulted an independent specialist, who by coincidence sits on the FA panel, over a potential problem with tests carried out earlier that week, and questions were asked over communication within the club.
Dr Rehman's departure follows that of assistant academy director Danny Philpott last week.
