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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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Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that Ms Demi Leigh Ackroyd, a dental nurse, should be suspended from the register on an interim basis for 12 months. The Interim Orders Committee made the order on 30 July 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 ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the conditions on Ms Anna Kuzniar's registration as a dentist should continue. At a review hearing on 30 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions for the rest of the period allowed by the High Court. The interim order was first imposed on 4 July 2023 for 18 months, and the High Court later extended it twice, each time by 12 months. The Committee will review the order again in six months. The conditions themselves are listed on the GDC register.
Health and Care Professions CouncilChiropodist / podiatrist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel ordered chiropodist/podiatrist Gary J Denby to be struck off from 27 September 2026 following a suspension review. Earlier findings concerned professional communication, face-mask precautions and unjustified dietary advice. The panel found continuing impairment and no evidence of insight or remediation. It concluded that further suspension to explore voluntary removal would be ineffective and that removal was proportionate.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel imposed an 11-month suspension on radiographer Juan P Saunar after a rehearing of misconduct proceedings involving colleagues and attempted witness influence. It accepted substantial insight and remediation and found impairment on public-interest grounds only. The panel considered the misconduct serious but concluded that suspension was proportionate, taking account of time served under an earlier order that had been quashed.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The GDC tribunal decided that Andre Borges Da Silva Andrade remained impaired and extended his existing practice conditions by 12 months. Although he had completed further learning and engaged with a development adviser, he had not practised since August 2023 and could not show that the learning had been applied. The unchanged conditions include close supervision of orthodontic work. The order will be reviewed before it expires.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Andrea Strafford should be erased after finding that she dishonestly took approximately £240 from her employer and failed to cooperate with its investigation. The separate allegation that her conduct was misleading was not proved. The committee found a risk of repetition without evidence of insight or remediation. It imposed immediate suspension to cover the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC found that Karen Chamberlain remained impaired and extended her conditions of practice order for six months from 5 August 2026. The panel said restrictions remained necessary because it lacked evidence that reduced the original risk of repetition. It adjourned separate new allegations about disclosure of an interim order without deciding whether those allegations were proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing 15-month interim conditions of practice order for Claire Vincent. 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 Gary Baron. 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 Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Lynn Hamilton. 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 Libin Kurian. 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 Samuel Amuzu Cobbinah. 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 Simon Charles Ashley. 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 Florante II San Pedro Guiang. 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 Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing 15-month interim suspension order for Stephen David Allen. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Doreen Elizabeth Yarnold failed to check a resident's ketone levels after high blood sugar readings, failed to document those readings, gave an inadequate handover, and did not sign for another resident's pain relief medication. The panel decided these failings amounted to misconduct and that her fitness to practise is impaired. It imposed a conditions of practice order for 12 months, with a review before it expires. Eight other charges were not proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Daniel Joseph Parkes, a registered mental health nurse, for 18 months at a hearing on 29 July 2026. Mr Parkes was not present and was not represented. The published determination does not set out the panel's reasons. A panel will review the order within the next six months and every six months after that. A panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee has still to deal with the allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to make an interim suspension order for 18 months in respect of registered mental health nurse Kalifa Cardinal, who attended the hearing and was represented by the Royal College of Nursing. The published decision does not set out the panel's reasons and records no findings on any charges. A panel will review the interim suspension order within the next six months and every six months thereafter.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months in respect of registered adult nurse Karen Harrison, who was not present but was represented. The conditions include working for one substantive employer, not being the sole nurse on duty, and supervision when managing and administering medication. The NMC's Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against her.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Alexandru Gabriel Jigoreanu was convicted at Leeds Crown Court on 27 February 2025 of making an indecent photograph of a child, contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978. The panel decided his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of that conviction, noting he had shown no insight and had not addressed its concerns. It imposed a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order covering the 28-day appeal period.
Health and Care Professions CouncilHearing aid dispenser
No impairment found
The HCPTS panel found hearing aid dispenser Mark Fraser Edgar no longer impaired after reviewing his suspension for dishonest expense claims. It accepted evidence of developed insight, remediation and safeguards, and considered repetition highly unlikely. The panel allowed the suspension to lapse at the end of 26 September 2026. It expressly declined immediate revocation because the hearing was a mandatory review.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS Health Committee extended occupational therapist Laura S McArthur's suspension for six months from 17 September 2026. The review was held in private because the concerns were closely linked to health matters. The published decision records the order and the requirement for another review before 17 March 2027, but does not disclose the detailed health findings or substantive review reasoning.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC tribunal decided that George Kantopoulos should be suspended for 12 months after workplace sexual-harassment and unprofessional-conduct findings concerning a practice computer and comments to a colleague. Sexual motivation was not proved, and several allegations were rejected. The committee ordered a review and immediate suspension. The hearing page records an appeal on 31 August 2026 and states that suspension remains in place pending its resolution.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Tracey Ann Hillier. 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 Gordon John Smith. 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 12-month interim suspension order for Pamela Nuamah Gyekye. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed a 12-month suspension order imposed on registered nurse Valerie Jean Howard, whose fitness to practise was found impaired by reason of lack of competence following medication errors between 2016 and 2019. The panel found she had not engaged with the NMC and had provided no evidence of insight or strengthened practice. It decided to make a striking-off order, taking effect at the end of 21 September 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Tataw Olive Ojong for 18 months. The conditions require her to work for one substantive employer, bar her from being the nurse in charge of any shift, and require direct supervision until she is assessed as competent in medication management, patient assessment and recognising deteriorating patients. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Sabitri Sapkota for 18 months. The conditions limit her to a single substantive employer, bar her from being the sole nurse on duty or nurse in charge, require supervision while working, and require fortnightly reflective discussions about professional conduct and maintaining professional boundaries. 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 Levi Whalley, a registered nurse, was convicted at Blackburn Magistrates Court on 24 February 2025 of being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of prohibition of the importation of a class B drug. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds only, noting no clinical or public protection concerns, and imposed a 12-month suspension order with a review, plus an 18-month interim suspension order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Dennis Mlauzi, a registered adult nurse, for 18 months at a hearing on 28 July 2026. He was present and represented. The conditions require him to work for one substantive employer, not to work alone or be the nurse in charge, and to be supervised in medication administration, recognising patient deterioration and record keeping. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dentist Muzaffar Ahmed Mir's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 28 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of an 18 month interim order originally made on 1 September 2025, and recorded that it will be reviewed again in six months. This is a precautionary interim decision, and the published page records no final findings.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided that Seena Saji's existing interim conditions of practice order should be varied. The revised conditions restrict her to one employer, bar her from leading shifts or being the sole nurse on duty, and require supervision. They also include monthly reflective discussions about medicines, records and candour, reports and disclosure requirements.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC decided to accept Philip Banks's application for agreed removal from the register after considering concerns about delegation, medication administration, records, controlled drugs and sleeping on duty. He accepted some concerns, but no allegation had been substantively proved. The Assistant Registrar found that accepting his removal best served the public interest.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC decided to accept Kimberley Jane Turton's application for agreed removal from the register after considering concerns about care, record keeping, consent, scope of practice and other matters. She accepted some concerns, but no allegation had been substantively proved. The Assistant Registrar found that accepting her removal best served the public interest.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim conditions of practice order for Philippa Gaisie. 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 Nyorovai Moyo. 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 Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Amii Louise Wilson. 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 Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Susan Elizabeth Burnard. 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 Idris Musa Adam. 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 Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Iulian-Calin Florea. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNursing associate
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on nursing associate Karl Anthony Jordinson for 18 months at a hearing on 27 July 2026. An interim order is a temporary restriction on registration and is not a finding against him; no allegation has been proved at this stage. The panel said the order will be reviewed within the next six months and every six months after that, and may be revoked, confirmed or replaced with an interim conditions of practice order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Iona Angela Coleman for 18 months. She was not present and was not represented at the hearing. The hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004, so the allegations and the panel's reasons are not in the public record.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Kenneth Eredoglo for 18 months. The conditions limit him to one substantive employer, bar him from being the sole nurse on duty or nurse in charge, and require direct supervision for medication administration until he is assessed as competent. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the allegations are not set out in the published decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Rachel George, a registered nurse, breached an interim conditions of practice order while working at a nursing home in 2020. The panel found she worked agency shifts, acted as nurse in charge, administered medication without supervision, worked without a nominated supervisor, and did not disclose her conditions to the home. It found these actions dishonest, concluded her fitness to practise was impaired, and imposed a striking-off order with an 18-month interim suspension.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed a 12-month suspension order imposed on registered nurse Hannah Kargbo in a case concerning lack of competence and health. The panel found that her fitness to practise remains impaired and decided to make a striking-off order, which takes effect at the end of 15 September 2026 under Article 30(1) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001. The meeting was held in private under Rule 19, so the substantive reasons are not in the public record.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
Warning(formally warned)
The HCPTS panel imposed a two-year caution on practitioner psychologist Angharad Vaughan following a drink-driving conviction. It found no current personal impairment, accepting her insight, remorse and substantial remediation. However, it found impairment on public-interest grounds because the offending required a clear regulatory response. The caution records the seriousness of the case without imposing conditions or suspension on her practice.
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 Amanda Jayne Pye. 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 Robert James Care. 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 Gerard Esmas. 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.