Operating department practitionerHealth and Care Professions Council ODP32118
Ihab Sharaf
Ihab Sharaf, operating department practitioner (Health and Care Professions Council ODP32118). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 12 June 2025 by the Health and Care Professions Council.
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Latest published outcome
Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 12 June 2025 by the Health and Care Professions Council.
What does “struck off the register” mean?
The regulator directed removal from the register in this decision. The decision explains when the direction takes effect and any appeal provisions. Check the official register for the practitioner's current registration status.
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Decisions and hearings
Health and Care Professions Councilreview hearing
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Ihab Sharaf remained impaired after failing over several years to demonstrate sufficient insight, reflection or remediation for serious conduct and safety failings. It struck him off the register.
Health and Care Professions Councilreview hearing
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 4 months
The HCPTS panel's review decision concerning operating department practitioner Ihab Y A Sharf was quashed after a Professional Standards Authority appeal. The High Court imposed four months of conditions requiring a reflective piece, workplace monitoring of behaviour and policy compliance, and disclosure of the restrictions to employers and agencies.
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