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Why practitioners are struck off
MedicWatch groups published erasure determinations into broad, source-backed reason categories. This snapshot is based on 451 determinations in the current indexed corpus.
Records
62.3% of determinations
281
Clinical care
46.6% of determinations
210
Workplace conduct
27.5% of determinations
124
Dishonesty
26.2% of determinations
118
Patient safety
25.7% of determinations
116
Determinations can match more than one category, so percentages do not add up to 100%. Categories describe regulator-published findings, not new allegations by MedicWatch.
Recent decisions
All decisions →Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that Mr Melraj Pal Singh Ghalay, a dentist, should be suspended from the register on an interim basis for 18 months. The Interim Orders Committee made the order on 25 August 2026 and said it would be reviewed in six months. An interim order is a temporary measure while a case is looked at. It is not a finding that the allegations are proved. The published hearing record does not set out the allegations or the Committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that conditions should be placed on the registration of dental nurse Samantha Jo Taylor for 15 months. The Interim Orders Committee made the order on 24 August 2026 and said it would be reviewed in six months. The conditions themselves are published on her entry in the GDC register, not in this hearing record. An interim order is a temporary measure while a case is looked at. It is not a finding that the allegations are proved.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Other(other outcome)
The GDC tribunal decided that no interim order should be imposed on dentist Andrew Charles Hawkesford's registration. At an Interim Orders Committee hearing on 24 August 2026, the committee considered whether to impose an interim order and decided that no order should be made. Andrew Charles Hawkesford's registration is therefore not subject to any interim suspension or conditions as a result of this hearing.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC found that registered nurse Lorna Fell gave a patient double the prescribed dose of Oramorph, did not record the error or tell the patient, asked a colleague not to report it and asked a doctor to change the prescription to match. The panel also found she made incorrect controlled drug records on two later shifts. It found her conduct dishonest on three counts, found her fitness to practise impaired, and imposed a striking-off order with an 18-month interim suspension order.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Other(other outcome)
The GDC tribunal decided that the conditions on dentist Farzad Ebrahim Zadeh Saadat's registration should be varied and continued. At a review hearing on 21 August 2026, the Interim Orders Committee kept the conditions in place for the remainder of a 14 month interim order first imposed on 17 September 2025. That order is due to expire on 16 November 2026, and the GDC said it will ask the High Court to extend it. The conditions are listed on his GDC register entry.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Richard Adebowale Adepoju should be suspended from the register on an interim basis for six months. The Interim Orders Committee made the order on 20 August 2026 and said it would be reviewed in six months. An interim order is a temporary measure while a case is looked at. It is not a finding that the allegations are proved. The published hearing record does not set out the allegations or the Committee's reasons.
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