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The most recent publicly published decisions of UK healthcare regulators, across all professions. Each entry links to the source determination on the regulator's site.
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Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order for 18 months on registered mental health nurse Nathaniel Oppong at a virtual hearing on 5 August 2026. Mr Oppong was not present and was unrepresented. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer on the allegations against him, so the panel made no findings about them. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
Serenidade Bela Do Nascimento Fernandes
The GDC tribunal decided that the suspension of Serenidade Bela Do Nascimento Fernandes's registration as a dental nurse should be extended. At a review hearing on 5 August 2026 the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension by a further four months, and the order will be reviewed before it ends. Ms Fernandes has been suspended since 8 May 2026. The GDC records that the decision is within the appeal period.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Warning(formally warned)
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Dan Doru Topala's fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and issued him with a reprimand. The Professional Conduct Committee found proved, on his own admissions, that he did not discuss the risk of paraesthesia or take radiographs before placing an implant for Patient A in February 2021, did not obtain informed consent, placed the implant without adequate support, and did not urgently refer the patient when he reported persistent numbness. The reprimand stays on the register for 12 months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Fatemazehra Naushad Mawji should be suspended for one month. The Professional Conduct Committee made the order on 5 August 2026, and the suspension takes effect after the appeal period. The GDC's notice of inquiry set out charges covering two sets of driving convictions in 2021 and 2022, a failure to tell the GDC about those convictions and about two criminal charges, and a failure to declare a conviction when applying for the additional title of dental therapist. The committee's findings on those charges are not published.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Ludo Msinamwa's fitness to practise remains impaired and replaced her conditions of practice order with a striking-off order. The panel was reviewing an order first imposed in August 2023 after she breached undertakings about falls management and record keeping. It noted she had not attended the last two review hearings and had provided no evidence of insight, remediation or compliance with the conditions. The order takes effect at the end of 7 September 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Frederick Shaw. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Mary Monovis. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Memoona May Chowdhury. The determination says case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer, and the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Fiona Grieve Tweed. The determination says case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer, and the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Edgardo Bobier. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Allan William Watt. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Sarah Jane Green. The determination says case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer, and the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Sibongile Nyathi. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Philip Benson. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided that the interim conditions of practice order on registered nurse Colin Udeagbala should be replaced with an interim suspension order. The panel reviewed the existing 18-month conditions order at a hearing on 3 and 4 August 2026. A reviewing panel will look at the suspension again within the next six months. A separate panel has still to deal with the allegations against him.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided to replace the interim conditions of practice order on Enoh Joyce Agbinone, a registered adult nurse, with an interim suspension order. An interim order restricts practice while a case is being dealt with; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. The published decision does not set out the allegations, and a panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee has still to deal with them. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months after that.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order for 18 months on registered nurse Ramon Mcloyd Montenegro at a hearing on 4 August 2026. Mr Montenegro was not present and not represented. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer on the allegations against him, so the panel made no findings about them. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order for 18 months on registered mental health nurse Colin Smith at a virtual hearing on 4 August 2026. Mr Smith was not present and was unrepresented. The published decision does not set out the allegations, and the panel made no findings about them. A panel will review the interim suspension order within the next six months and every six months after that.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Sophie Nicole Radford should be suspended from the register on an interim basis. At a review hearing on 4 August 2026 the Interim Orders Committee revoked the conditions it had previously placed on her registration and imposed an interim suspension for the remainder of the 18 month order. The committee will review the order in three months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC tribunal decided that Mr Amar Sundeep Arjuna, a dentist, should be suspended from the register for three months. The Professional Conduct Committee made the decision on 4 August 2026, after a hearing on 3 August 2026, and ordered that his registration be suspended immediately. The suspension will be reviewed before the order ends. The published hearing record sets out the outcome only, so the charges and the Committee's reasons are not available. The record notes the decision was within the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
No impairment found
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Abigail Donkor was no longer impaired after reviewing her response to earlier dishonesty findings about undisclosed police cautions. The panel found that she had fully developed her insight, shown remorse and strengthened her practice, making repetition highly unlikely. Her suspension order will lapse when it expires.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Lee-Ann Hamilton. The determination says case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer, and the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to impose an interim suspension order on Deborah Ann Davison, a registered adult nurse, for 18 months at a hearing on 3 August 2026, which she did not attend. An interim order restricts practice while a case is investigated; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. The NMC's case examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer on the allegations against her. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months after that.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to replace an existing interim suspension order on Grigore Dinca, a registered adult nurse, with an interim conditions of practice order. The conditions require him to work for a single substantive employer under direct supervision, never as the sole registered nurse in charge of a shift, and to meet his supervisor fortnightly to review patient assessments, care of diabetic patients, record-keeping, honesty and communication. The NMC's case examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to impose an interim conditions of practice order on Mabel Newton, a registered adult nurse, for 18 months. She must work for one substantive employer, be directly supervised when managing or administering medication until judged competent, and meet her line manager monthly to discuss medicines management, record keeping and escalating concerns. The panel said the investigation is at an early stage and the case examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order lifted(interim restrictions lifted)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim conditions on Jignasha Dilipkumar Patel's registration as a dentist should be removed. At a review hearing on 3 August 2026 the Interim Orders Committee revoked the conditions it had previously imposed, so Ms Patel's registration is no longer restricted by that order. The published outcome summary does not set out the committee's reasons or the concerns that led to the original interim order.
Health and Care Professions CouncilSpeech and language therapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The HCPTS panel extended speech and language therapist Jennifer Ward's conditions of practice for 12 months from 5 September 2026. It found continuing impairment following earlier clinical and recordkeeping misconduct, with insufficient progress in remediation. The varied conditions add a return-to-practice requirement and retain supervision and competency requirements. The panel noted a possible voluntary-removal application, but no removal was granted at this hearing.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Warning(formally warned)
The NMC found that nurse George Eduard Stae posted vomiting and nausea emojis on a public Facebook post about Pride in June 2021, and that this was discriminatory towards people based on their sexuality or gender identity. The NMC offered no evidence on charges that he made threatening and racially offensive remarks to a doctor. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds and imposed a 12-month caution order.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
No impairment found
The HCPTS review panel found practitioner psychologist Lisa Forgione no longer impaired and allowed her suspension to lapse on 8 October 2026. The earlier case involved professional boundaries and dishonesty towards the regulator. The panel accepted her developed insight, detailed reflection and plan for returning safely to practice. It concluded that the suspension had sufficiently addressed the public-interest concerns.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
No impairment found
At its review on 31 July 2026, the MPTS found Shahmeen Rasul no longer impaired and allowed her suspension to expire. It accepted remediation and insight following the earlier professional-reference finding. The GMC register checked on 22 September 2026 shows registration with a licence to practise.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Selina Bright should be suspended for three months after dishonest claims about tooth whitening and her registration status. It found her orthodontic nurse title misleading but not dishonest. No whitening treatment was provided and no patient harm occurred. The committee found that insight and remediation remained insufficient. It ordered a review and imposed immediate suspension to cover the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed Ayobami Obaino's existing interim conditions of practice order. The conditions restrict her employer, require indirect supervision, and set fortnightly meetings and reports about managing violence, aggression and escalation of concerns, alongside notification and disclosure duties. The panel confirmed the existing order and did not impose a fresh term.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Valerie Linda Crowley. The determination says case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer, and the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Nompumelelo Maphiwa. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Chloe Sylvia Nicholas. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Aaron Padernal. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Elizabeth Olwen McVitie. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Joseph Frank Mccallum. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Kenneth Wakatama. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Gerald Sanchez. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided that nurse Rinah Bheekharry should be made subject to an interim suspension order for 18 months while its investigation continues. The committee heard the case at a virtual hearing on 30 July 2026, where Miss Bheekharry was present and represented. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, so no findings have been made against her. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNursing associate
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided that nursing associate Busayo Idowu should practise under an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months while its investigation continues. The conditions limit him to working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, remotely and in a non-patient-facing role, and require monthly reflective discussions with a supervisor about professional boundaries and communication with colleagues. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Phylicia Khadijatu Sheriff slapped a colleague on the cheek during a handover at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust on 29 May 2024. Ms Sheriff admitted the charge. The panel found the slap was deliberate but impulsive and out of character, and decided her insight needed further development. It suspended her registration for four months and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order covering the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Gordon David Shirley's fitness to practise is impaired. This was a health case, and the panel accepted a consensual panel determination agreed between the NMC and Mr Shirley. One charge was proved. The committee imposed a conditions of practice order for 12 months, along with an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months. The whole hearing was held in private under Rule 19, so the detailed findings are not published.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that health visitor Gillian Graham submitted inaccurate mileage claims dishonestly between January 2017 and March 2018, and told a colleague a nursery visit had gone well when she had not attended. The panel also found she repeatedly failed to file safeguarding documents and record wellbeing assessments for families with vulnerable children on her caseload. It found her fitness to practise impaired, struck her off the register and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that nurse Kenneth Macadaeg touched Patient A's penis without clinical justification on more than one occasion during a night shift in February 2024, and told him he had 'a very strong erection'. The panel found both actions were sexually motivated. It found three further charges not proved, including allegations involving a second patient. The panel decided his fitness to practise was impaired, struck him off the register and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Warning(formally warned)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Joel Kalombo Mutombo, a Band 6 charge nurse, failed to provide appropriate leadership and took no adequate action to limit sexualised conversations on his ward. It also found he sent sexualised messages to a junior colleague. The panel found several other charges not proved. It decided his fitness to practise was impaired on public interest grounds only, judging him a safe and effective practitioner, and imposed a caution order for two years.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC found that Lorna Margaret Carey, a mental health nurse, used her employer's staff reward funds for her own personal use between January 2022 and April 2023, and that she acted dishonestly. The panel also found she failed to cooperate with the NMC's enquiries about her health, and that her fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and ill health. It made a striking-off order and an 18-month interim suspension.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to impose an interim conditions of practice order on nurse Michael McNeice for 18 months. The conditions limit him to one employer, bar him from being the nurse in charge of a shift, and require direct supervision for medicines management and administration. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, so no allegations have been decided.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to impose an interim suspension order on mental health nurse Teresa Plant for 18 months. A panel will review the order within the next six months and every six months after that. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the determination does not set out the allegations against her.