A surgeon who was suspended after threatening and abusing his partner has been allowed back to work to fight coronavirus.Hip specialist Graeme Holt was excluded from his job at Crosshouse hospital near Kilmarnock after being convicted over a bust-up with Jennifer Joseph, who is a nurse.The consultant, 43, also has a conviction for assaulting a previous partner in 2015.Earlier this month, NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s medical director Dr Crawford McGuffie said Holt had been suspended “pending the conclusion of the legal process”.Holt is not due to be sentenced until Tuesday but McGuffie admitted the consultant will be allowed back to work this week.He added: “While this is not in direct response to the pandemic, the health board and patients will