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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 therapist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided that Sunitha Pillai, a dental therapist, should be subject to interim conditions on her registration for a period of 18 months, to be reviewed after six months. The committee imposed these interim conditions on 19 June 2026. This was an interim decision and no findings of fact about her fitness to practise have been made at this stage. The conditions are listed on her register entry.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
No impairment found
The GDC's Health Committee decided that Kelly Mould, a dental nurse, is no longer impaired in her fitness to practise and revoked the suspension on her registration with immediate effect. At a review on 19 June 2026, the committee found that concerns about her health no longer required a finding of impairment. She had re-engaged with the regulator and given evidence. The hearing was held in private because it concerned her health.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The GDC's Professional Conduct Committee found that Adam Allin Mohamood Dirir, a dentist, remains impaired in his fitness to practise by reason of misconduct. At a review on 19 June 2026, it decided to extend the existing conditions on his registration for a further 12 months. He has not practised as a dentist since 2022 and needs more time to show he has addressed the concerns identified in an earlier case. The order will be reviewed before it ends.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dentist Elizabeth Anne Beever's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 19 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of the 18-month interim order originally imposed on 1 August 2025. The committee directed that the order be reviewed again in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dentist Shivinder Sandhir's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 19 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of the 18-month interim order originally imposed on 14 January 2026. The committee directed that the order be reviewed again in six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that mental health nurse Rufus Ogbonna Onya had been convicted of possessing a Class A drug, cocaine, with intent to supply, and of breaching bail conditions. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds and made a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order to cover any appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on adult nurse Samantha Barnfield for 18 months at a hearing on 19 June 2026. The conditions limit her to a single substantive employer, prevent her from being the sole nurse in charge of any shift, and require supervision of medication administration, with fortnightly meetings covering medication management, record keeping, clinical assessment and communication with patients. The NMC's Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed a six-month suspension order against adult nurse Joanne Marie Millard and replaced it with a striking-off order, effective from the end of 26 July 2026. The original panel found she did not take timely action when a resident in her care became less responsive and did not keep adequate records. The review panel found her fitness to practise remains impaired, with no new evidence of insight or retraining.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on mental health nurse Frederick Nana Yaw Asamoah for 18 months at a hearing on 19 June 2026. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter. The NMC's Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against Mr Asamoah, and no findings have been made.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The HCPTS panel found that Jenny Rudston's fitness to practise remained impaired but recognised progress in her reflection and professional development. It replaced her suspension with two years of practice conditions from 31 July 2026. These require direct supervision when working with patients, a development plan and regular reports. The panel considered a further suspension disproportionate, while finding that her insight and remediation remained incomplete.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC found that William Sarpong's existing interim conditions of practice order should be confirmed while Case Examiners considered whether there was a case to answer. The conditions prevent him from being nurse in charge or the sole nurse on duty, require another registered nurse on the same shift and require monthly meetings and reports about his performance and conduct.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that children's nurse Jay Hobbs's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct, including six charges of dishonesty, in the care of four children in an emergency department between 2022 and 2023. The panel found he had put vulnerable patients at unwarranted risk of harm and dishonestly recorded and reported clinical observations. Finding a high risk of repetition, it made a striking-off order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
No impairment found
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Hughes's fitness to practise is not impaired by reason of misconduct. At this first review hearing, it examined a 12-month suspension imposed in 2025 for a sexually motivated relationship he pursued with a patient, whom he had met as a vulnerable young paediatric patient. The tribunal was satisfied he had shown significant insight, remediated as far as he could and posed a low risk of repetition, and that the original suspension had upheld public confidence. It directed that the suspension be left to expire.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided at a review hearing on 18 June 2026 to replace adult nurse Animol Puthanpurackal Thomas's suspension with a striking-off order, taking effect on 24 June 2026. The original panel found misconduct including medication errors, failing to recognise a patient's seizure, and incorrectly attempting to lift a patient, and that she lacked the necessary knowledge of English to practise safely. The review panel noted no engagement since March 2023 and no evidence of insight or remediation.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that interim conditions should be placed on dentist Jessica Patel-Barnes' registration. On 18 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee imposed conditions on her registration for a period of 18 months. The committee directed that the interim order be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC’s public record states that a four-month suspension was imposed on Suraj Vatish on 18 June 2026 and that an appeal was lodged on 15 July 2026. At the register check on 22 September 2026, it continued to show suspension pending appeal. The latest appeal outcome is being verified; the disputed underlying narrative is withheld during that review.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided at a review hearing on 18 June 2026 that mental health nurse Joy Harradine remains impaired and directed that she be struck off the register when her current suspension expires on 15 July 2026. The original panel found she failed to check a patient for injury after an unwitnessed fall, kept poor records, and did not intervene when staff handled and spoke to the patient inappropriately. The review panel found no evidence of insight or strengthened practice.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed an application from adult nurse Amanda Robertson for removal from its register on 18 June 2026. An Assistant Registrar decided the public interest was best served by the agreed removal, noting she no longer intends to work as a registered nurse. The NMC had been investigating a health concern and an alleged formal police warning for possession of Class C controlled drugs; no allegation was found proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided to replace the interim suspension order on adult nurse Ewelina Katarzyna Limas with an interim conditions of practice order at a review hearing on 18 June 2026. The conditions require her to work for a single employer in a supernumerary position at first, restrict her to weekday day shifts, and bar unsupervised medication administration until she passes competence assessments. The allegations against her have not yet been dealt with.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on mental health nurse Thomas Bennett for 18 months at a hearing on 18 June 2026. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter. The NMC's Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against Mr Bennett, and no findings have been made.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on mental health nurse Kameka Sarju for 18 months at a hearing on 18 June 2026. The conditions restrict her practice to her current employer and require supervision, including direct supervision of any prescribing duties, and monthly management meetings covering prescribing, medication management, safeguarding and record keeping. 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 adult nurse Csilla Sulyok for 18 months at a hearing on 18 June 2026. The conditions restrict her to a single substantive employer, prevent her from being the nurse in charge on any shift, and require direct supervision when administering medication, alongside monthly meetings covering communication, record keeping, patient safety, medication management and escalation of 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 reviewed an existing interim conditions of practice order on adult nurse Katharine Eleanor Hughes and decided to replace it with an interim suspension order at a hearing on 18 June 2026. The suspension order will be reviewed within six months. The NMC's Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against Miss Hughes.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended Emma Thompson's suspension for four months from 1 August 2026, with another review before 1 December 2026. The hearing was held entirely in private and the published decision is redacted. It records the extension as necessary for public protection while leaving the substantive private findings undisclosed. The panel did not order striking off.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended Bethan White's suspension for six months from 29 July 2026, with a further review before 29 January 2027. The hearing was held entirely in private. The public decision records the suspension order and procedural decisions but does not disclose the substantive findings or reasons for continuing the restriction.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Warning(formally warned)
The HCPTS panel imposed a one-year caution on Siddiq Khanporia after finding misconduct in blood-testing work and in processing a family member's specimen while off duty. It did not prove an allegation about a Kleihauer test, and found that a date-of-birth error did not amount to misconduct. No lack of competence was established. The panel found impairment on public-interest grounds only, recognising his insight and remediation and finding no ongoing risk to patients.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Investigating Committee varied Rebecca Reynolds's existing interim conditions of practice order. Public conditions restrict her employer, require direct supervision for medication work, and set notification, disclosure and reporting duties; several conditions remain private. The NMC's Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Other(other outcome)
The GDC tribunal decided that no interim order should be imposed on dentist Ameena Khurshid's registration. At an Interim Orders Committee hearing on 17 June 2026, the committee considered whether to impose an interim order and decided that no order should be made. Ameena Khurshid's registration is therefore not subject to any interim suspension or conditions as a result of this hearing.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Chloe Freya Ellis should remain suspended. At a review hearing on 17 June 2026, the Health Committee found her fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of adverse health, noting she had not engaged with the GDC or provided up-to-date evidence about her health. The committee extended her suspension for a further 12 months, with a review before it expires. The hearing was held in private.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided at a review meeting on 17 June 2026 to strike Adria Pearce, an adult nurse from Leicester, off the register. Her 12-month suspension followed proven charges of dishonestly taking dihydrocodeine and codeine phosphate from a ward medication cupboard at Glenfield Hospital. The panel found she remained impaired, having not engaged with the NMC since 2022, and the striking-off order takes effect on 31 July 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on mental health nurse Esther Omoyemi Adeniyi for 18 months at a hearing on 17 June 2026. The panel said the order allows the NMC time to investigate at least nine alleged medication incidents and alleged communication incidents. The conditions restrict her to a single employer, bar bank or agency work, and require supervision. The allegations have not yet been decided.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on adult nurse Anoop Thulasi Balakrishnan at a hearing on 17 June 2026, which he did not attend. The panel said the order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter. The allegations against Mr Balakrishnan have not yet been dealt with, and the NMC will keep him informed of developments.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on adult nurse Jane Keogh for 18 months at a hearing on 17 June 2026, held entirely in private under Rule 19. The conditions limit her to non-patient-facing duties at Stepping Hill Hospital, require supervision, and require monthly management meetings covering safeguarding, conduct and communication. The allegations have not yet been decided by the NMC's Case Examiners.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse and midwife Annette Black's fitness to practise was impaired on the grounds of misconduct and health. The panel found several charges proved and imposed a suspension order for 12 months with a review, together with an interim suspension order of 18 months. The hearing was held in private under Rule 19, so the detailed findings are not public.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
Nilanthie Manathunga Arachchige
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on Nilanthie Manathunga Arachchige, a registered nurse from Nottingham, at a hearing on 16 June 2026. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer over the allegations. A panel will review the interim order within six months and every six months after that.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Other(other outcome)
The GDC tribunal decided that no interim order should be imposed on dentist Ashraf Farouk Ayoub's registration. At an Interim Orders Committee hearing on 16 June 2026, the committee considered whether to impose an interim order and decided that no order should be made. Ashraf Farouk Ayoub's registration is therefore not subject to any interim suspension or conditions as a result of this hearing.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that interim conditions should be placed on dentist Myles Hyla Edward Dakin's registration. On 16 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee imposed conditions on his registration for a period of 15 months. The committee directed that the interim order be reviewed in six months. The conditions are listed on his GDC register entry.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Bernadett Kiralyne Kemenes, an adult nurse working in Scottish care homes, made repeated medication errors between October 2022 and June 2023, including giving a resident 32 units of insulin instead of the prescribed 8, and dishonestly amended the resident's medication records to conceal the error. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and suspended her for three months, with an interim conditions of practice order until the suspension takes effect.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed to remove Georg-Mary Okpala, an adult nurse in London, from its register at her own request. Concerns about her medication practice had been referred to the NMC and were still at the screening stage; no allegation was proved by any committee. The Assistant Registrar was satisfied that she no longer intends to work as a registered nurse, that the allegations were not likely to result in a striking-off order, and that removal best served the public interest.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed to remove Lucian Teodor Svoronos, an adult nurse in Oxfordshire, from its register at his own request. It was alleged that he gave the wrong vaccine to eight patients; he said he gave the correct vaccine but recorded it incorrectly. No allegation was proved, and the investigation was not completed. The Assistant Registrar decided the allegations were unlikely to result in a striking-off order and that removal best served the public interest.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
William Robert Stuart Aspinall
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist William Aspinall's fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and suspended him for six months. The Professional Conduct Committee found he engaged in inappropriate, sexually motivated conduct towards two female colleagues without their consent, including touching in the surgery, at a nightclub and in a taxi. The committee found impairment on public interest grounds only and did not impose an immediate order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on Christopher John Louis Cope, a learning disabilities nurse from Somerset, on 16 June 2026. The conditions restrict him to a single employer and require fortnightly supervision covering patient assessments, record keeping, communication and time management. 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 reviewed an interim conditions of practice order on Emmanuel Kennedy Oyoyo, a mental health nurse from Cardiff, on 16 June 2026 and decided to replace it with an interim suspension order. A panel will review the suspension within six months and every six months after that while the case continues.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Stephen John Manuel's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and lack of competence, arising from clinical failings in the care of a deteriorating patient in January 2019 and a later medication error. The panel did not find an allegation of dishonesty proved. It imposed a conditions of practice order for 18 months, with a review.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Moboladale Ojutiku's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. It found that, over about two years, he dishonestly carried out paid private clinics during NHS contracted hours he was scheduled to spend on Trust duties, receiving payment from both. The tribunal found the dishonesty serious and his insight limited, suspended his registration for 12 months and directed a review before it ends.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Penny Senner, a registered nurse in Dorset, accessed numerous patients' records without a legitimate clinical reason over more than a year, told a cancer patient that her Covid-19 vaccinations had caused her cancer, and gave patients an unapproved leaflet linking to an anti-vaccination website. The panel decided these actions were attempts to undermine public confidence in public health advice, amounted to misconduct, and made her fitness to practise impaired. It imposed a striking-off order, citing limited insight and a high risk of repetition.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 15 June 2026 to vary and continue the conditions on dentist Abbas Abdollahi's registration. The conditions were originally imposed on 11 December 2025 and remain in place for the remainder of the 18-month interim order, with a further review due in three months. The conditions are listed on his GDC register entry.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Warning(formally warned)
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Nita Datta Gupta's fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and issued her with a reprimand on 15 June 2026. The committee found she failed to provide an adequate standard of care to a patient during implant treatment in 2023, did not obtain informed consent, and kept inadequate records. It found impairment on public interest grounds only, noting her insight, remorse and remedial action, and said the reprimand will appear on the register for 12 months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Cameron William James Reid, a children's nurse, was convicted in March 2025 of possessing an extreme pornographic image and of making and possessing indecent images of children. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired, accepted a consensual panel determination agreed with the NMC, and imposed a striking-off order. An 18-month interim suspension order covers any appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Elaine Paula Ward, a children's nurse in Dorset, gave medication meant for one child to another without verifying the patient's identity, recorded the medicine as given when it was not, and administered a milk feed through a nasogastric tube when the pH level was too high. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and imposed an 18-month conditions of practice order.