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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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Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Alaaeldin Kamel, a doctor, fabricated four reports and repeatedly sent them to the General Medical Council to use at his interim and tribunal hearings, breaching conditions on his registration. It found this dishonesty was deliberate and repeated over about a year, and that his fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct. The tribunal decided that his conduct was incompatible with continued registration and directed that his name be erased from the Medical Register.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Richard Bowley, a doctor, dishonestly claimed payments under an income protection insurance policy by declaring on a claim form that he had not worked and could not work as a GP, when he had in fact been working as a locum GP. It found his fitness to practise impaired by misconduct. The tribunal, which also reviewed an existing suspension for improperly accessing a colleague's medical records, directed that his name be erased from the Medical Register.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Salah-ud-Din Taj had criminal convictions in Australia for 14 offences over four months, including a threat to kill, stalking and breaching court orders. It also found he dishonestly failed to declare these convictions when applying to the GMC in 2018 and to an NHS trust in 2019, and misrepresented his work history. The tribunal decided his fitness to practise was impaired and erased his name from the medical register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Sarah Pike, a registered nurse at a nursing home in Exeter, failed to maintain professional boundaries with a resident by giving him her personal phone number and visiting his home to share alcohol, referred to a colleague using a derogatory term within a resident's earshot, and did not wear a face covering while working during the Covid-19 pandemic. The panel decided these attitudinal concerns amounted to misconduct, that her fitness to practise was impaired, and imposed a striking-off order. Several other charges were found not proved.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
No impairment found
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Prabjit Singh Banwait's fitness to practise is no longer impaired and revoked his suspension with immediate effect at a review hearing on 12 June 2026. He had been suspended for six months in December 2025 after admitting he dishonestly failed to disclose a police caution when applying for registration. The committee found he had shown full insight and repetition was unlikely.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Investigating Committee found that Adetoyese Omiwole's entry on the nursing register was incorrectly made because it relied on a computer-based test taken at the Yunnik Technologies test centre in Nigeria. The panel found widespread fraud had taken place at the centre for many years, and the NMC declared all test results from it invalid. It noted there was no evidence that Mrs Omiwole herself acted fraudulently. The panel directed the Registrar to remove her entry from the register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
Natasha Allen is named as Natasha Kassell in the NMC’s 12 June 2026 decision. The panel replaced interim conditions with interim suspension. The NMC register checked on 22 September 2026 uses Allen and continues to show interim suspension. An interim order is precautionary and is not a final finding of misconduct.
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 Afeez Bamidele Issa, an adult nurse in Telford and Wrekin, at a new interim order hearing on 12 June 2026. The conditions restrict him to a single employer, bar bank or agency work, and require supervision, including of his medication practice. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer over the allegations.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS Health Committee extended Paul J Cronje-Jarvis's suspension for six months from 25 July 2026. The order must be reviewed before its expiry on 25 January 2027. The review was held in private, and the public determination does not disclose the substantive evidence or reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel ordered Anita Karen Millican to be struck off following a private hearing. The public determination does not disclose the substantive allegations or findings. It also imposed an interim suspension to cover the appeal period and any appeal, subject to a maximum of 18 months.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Warning(formally warned)
The HCPTS panel imposed a three-year caution on Joshua Sharp after he admitted taking and sharing photographs of a deceased patient and dishonestly asking a colleague to take responsibility. The panel found misconduct and impairment on public-interest grounds. It found no current personal impairment, recognising his complete insight, remorse, remediation and an extremely low risk of repetition. It considered suspension disproportionate.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Omar Aziz acted dishonestly when he answered 'no' on a January 2025 new starter form for an employer, failing to disclose a 2019 tribunal warning, past and ongoing fitness-to-practise investigations, and current restrictions on his practice. The tribunal decided his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and suspended his registration for six months, with a review before it ends.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 11 June 2026 to vary and continue the conditions on dentist Alan Edward Moffatt's registration. The conditions were originally imposed on 15 April 2025 and remain in place for the remainder of the 15-month interim order, which expires on 14 July 2026. The GDC will apply to the High Court for an extension of the order.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental technician
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 11 June 2026 to continue the conditions on dental technician Hiten Kumar Parmar's registration for the remainder of the 18-month interim order. An interim suspension was originally imposed in September 2025 and was replaced with conditions at a review in March 2026. The order will be reviewed again in six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC decided to grant Georgina Marie Cullen's application for agreed removal from its register on 11 June 2026. A referral in February 2022 had raised concern that the adult nurse's fitness to practise may be impaired by reason of health; no allegation was found proved by a statutory committee. The Assistant Registrar was satisfied the allegations were not likely to result in a striking-off order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Investigating Committee found that Amarachi Marie Madu's entry on the nursing register was incorrectly made, because it relied on a computer-based test taken at the Yunnik Technologies test centre in Nigeria, where the NMC declared all results void after evidence of widespread fraud. The panel noted there was no information suggesting Mrs Madu herself used fraud. It directed the Registrar to remove her entry from the register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Investigating Committee found that Ibukunolu Abosede Oladipo's entry on the nursing register was incorrectly made, because it relied on a computer-based test taken at the Yunnik Technologies test centre in Nigeria, where the NMC declared all results void after evidence of widespread fraud. The panel noted there was no information suggesting Miss Oladipo herself used fraud. It directed the Registrar to remove her entry from the register.
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 adult nurse Rachel Margaret Richardson at a hearing on 11 June 2026. The conditions include supervision of medication administration, a bar on being the nurse in charge of any shift, and monthly reviews covering record keeping and care planning. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended Pratiksha Venkatesh Patil's suspension for 12 months from 23 July 2026. Reviewing earlier findings of lack of competence in physiotherapy assessment, patient safety and record keeping, it found no evidence of insight or remediation and a continuing risk of repetition. The panel found her fitness to practise remained impaired and considered conditions of practice unworkable.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Elliot Burns, a GP, engaged in an improper emotional and sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient between July 2013 and March 2015, including exchanging sexualised messages and images and three instances of sexual activity while she was his patient. The tribunal decided his fitness to practise was impaired by his misconduct and ordered that his name be erased from the medical register.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
No impairment found
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Philip Braakenburg, who was working as a locum psychiatry registrar, punched a patient once in the face after the patient attacked him, knocking off his glasses and injuring his eye. The tribunal decided he acted in self-defence in exceptional circumstances and that the force used was neither inappropriate nor excessive. It concluded his conduct did not amount to misconduct, that his fitness to practise was not impaired, and issued no warning.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Investigating Committee found that Temitope Egbinola Adesiyan's entry on the nursing register was incorrectly made, because her computer-based test was taken at the Yunnik test centre in Nigeria, where the NMC declared all results void after evidence of widespread fraud. The panel noted there was no information suggesting she personally used fraud. It directed the Registrar to remove her entry from the register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Investigating Committee found that Olufunke Rachael Ekanade's entry on the nursing register was incorrectly made, because her computer-based test was taken at the Yunnik test centre in Nigeria, where the NMC declared all results void after evidence of widespread fraud. The panel noted there was no information suggesting she personally used fraud. It directed the Registrar to remove her entry from the register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on George Johnny Adams, a registered mental health nurse from Croydon, at a hearing on 10 June 2026. An interim order is a temporary measure made while a case is ongoing, before any final decision. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and a panel will review the suspension within six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Other(other outcome)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided not to impose an interim order on dental nurse Carrie Anne Glass's registration at a hearing on 10 June 2026. An interim order would have restricted her registration while a case is considered; the committee imposed no order, so her registration is not restricted as a result of this hearing.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Bhavish Patel's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of adverse health and extended the conditions on his registration for six months at a review hearing on 10 June 2026. The Health Committee found he had broadly complied with the conditions, first imposed in May 2023, and that conditions remain the appropriate and proportionate order. A further review will take place before the order ends.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on mental health nurse Elizabeth Jane Schumacher at a hearing on 10 June 2026. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against her. A panel will review the interim order within six months and every six months after that.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
No impairment found
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Gaetano Fundaro's fitness to practise was not impaired and concluded the case. The GDC withdrew clinical charges concerning consent, costs and record keeping during the hearing. The Professional Conduct Committee found the remaining allegations not proved, namely that he failed to respond adequately to a patient's concerns about treatment charges, shouted at the patient, and pushed him out of the surgery.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS review panel ordered Hellen Wachepa to be struck off after finding that her fitness to practise remained impaired. The case followed convictions and dishonest failures to disclose charges or convictions. The panel considered further concerns about disclosure and a reference submitted in a colleague's name, and found insufficient insight or remediation after six months of suspension. It concluded that another suspension would not adequately protect the public or maintain confidence in the profession.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing interim conditions of practice order on Rachel Louise Koernich's registration. The published decision did not set out the underlying allegations or make fresh findings. The current order will be reviewed again within six months unless the case has concluded or circumstances materially change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed Dominic Allan's existing interim conditions of practice order. The conditions restrict his employer and duties, require direct supervision and fortnightly meetings about performance, conduct, medication management and clinical competence, and set reporting and disclosure requirements. The panel confirmed the existing order and did not impose a fresh term.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Matthew Jones, a GP, carried out sexually motivated examinations of two patients in 2015 that were not clinically indicated, touching their genital areas, and that one patient was vulnerable due to her mental health. It also found he took sexual photographs of himself on a hospital landing in 2019. The tribunal decided his fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and ordered that his name be erased from the medical register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed to remove Amy Agnes Mcwilliams, an adult nurse from South Lanarkshire, from its register on 9 June 2026 at her own request. It was alleged that she worked while under the influence of an unknown substance and failed to cooperate with an NMC investigation; she denied working under the influence and no allegation was found proved. The NMC decided the public interest was best served by agreeing her removal.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Ritah Ssali, a mental health nurse, remains impaired at a review of her 12-month conditions of practice order on 9 June 2026. The panel replaced the conditions with a six-month suspension order taking effect on 13 June 2026. The case concerned misconduct and health matters and was heard entirely in private, so the panel's detailed reasons are not public.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 9 June 2026 to continue the interim suspension on dentist Ansar Mahmood's registration for the remainder of the current 12-month High Court extension. The suspension was originally imposed in September 2022 for 18 months and has been extended by the High Court three times, most recently in March 2026. It will be reviewed again in three months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Hannah Jane Finnigan's fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and by a conviction, and suspended her for 12 months with immediate effect and a review. The Professional Conduct Committee found she dishonestly failed to declare a police caution when applying for registration, was convicted of drug driving in 2024, did not promptly inform the GDC, and worked without indemnity insurance.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended Ruby-May Addy's suspension for a further six months from 16 June 2026, with another review required before 16 December 2026. The hearing was held in private, and the public determination does not disclose the substantive evidence or reasons for the current decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC found that Alina-Denisa Neacsu remained impaired because she had not completed the required English language test and had breached conditions while working at a surgery. The panel found that two dishonesty allegations were not proved and that the breaches were not deliberate. It imposed a further 12-month conditions of practice order from 18 June 2026.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Neel Chauhan, a GP, dishonestly worked shifts for two telemedicine providers at the same time between March and July 2023 and claimed payment from both, gaining around £8,500. The tribunal decided this was serious misconduct and that his fitness to practise was impaired, but accepted his insight and remediation were exceptional. It suspended his registration for four months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mrs Roberts, a registered nurse, committed serious misconduct, including reducing patients' IV fluids and bladder irrigation without clinical justification, intimidating patients, and belittling and racially discriminating against colleagues. It found her fitness to practise impaired, citing deep-seated attitudinal concerns and no insight or remediation, and directed that she be struck off the register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Stefania Pezzi, a registered nurse in Kent, remained impaired when it reviewed a 12-month suspension order imposed in 2025 for dishonesty in a job application, in which she omitted a previous nursing role and concealed that she had been dismissed and referred to the NMC. The panel found no change since the original hearing — no further insight, remediation or engagement — and noted her registration had lapsed before replacing the suspension with a striking-off order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC's Assistant Registrar agreed to remove Erika Kiss, a registered adult nurse, from the register under an agreed removal application she made in January 2026. The concern related to a health condition said to be capable of impairing her fitness to practise; no allegation had been found proved by a statutory committee. The Assistant Registrar was satisfied she no longer intends to work as a nurse and that the allegations were unlikely to result in a striking-off order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Karen Nutbeam, a registered nurse in Surrey, remained impaired when it reviewed a 12-month conditions of practice order imposed in 2025 for shouting at a vulnerable care-home resident. The panel noted she had shown no insight or remediation, had let her registration lapse and did not intend to return to practice, and that conditions were no longer workable. It replaced the order with a striking-off order, taking effect on 24 July 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee directed an interim conditions of practice order lasting 18 months for Rita Chizoba Nwadi Ijeomah, a registered nurse in Stockport. The conditions limit her practice to one employer, bar her from being the nurse in charge, and require supervision when she administers medication until she is assessed as competent. The NMC's Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the underlying allegations are not set out in this interim decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on Katherine Kennedy, a registered mental health nurse from Cambridgeshire, at a virtual hearing on 8 June 2026. An interim order is a temporary measure made while a case is ongoing, before any final decision. A panel will review the suspension 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 18-month interim conditions of practice order on Wendy Michelle Oakes, an adult nurse from Lancashire, on 8 June 2026. The conditions restrict her to one substantive employer, prevent her from being the nurse in charge or the sole nurse on a shift, and require indirect supervision by another registered nurse. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel ordered Thangapandian Subramanian to be struck off after he admitted inappropriate patient handling, inappropriate treatment goals and record-keeping failures. It found lack of competence and separate misconduct in two handling incidents, with continuing impairment and no meaningful insight or remediation. The striking-off order was based on misconduct. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period and any appeal, for a maximum of 18 months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed Ihuoma Ogechi Onuoha's existing interim conditions of practice order. The existing conditions restrict her employer and duties and require supervision, meetings, reports and disclosure. The panel did not impose a fresh term, and the published decision does not determine the underlying allegations.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
No impairment found
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Alexander Gates' fitness to practise is no longer impaired. At a review hearing, the tribunal considered his 2021 conviction for stalking, for which a 2024 tribunal had imposed conditions on his registration for 24 months. It found he had developed full insight, remediated his behaviour and posed no current risk to public protection, with no repetition in the eight years since the offending. The conditions will run to their expiry.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr David Cook, a respiratory consultant, engaged in depraved online conversations referring to sexual activity involving children between 2020 and 2021, for which he was convicted of publishing and attempting to publish an obscene article. The tribunal found the conduct was not sexually motivated and was directly caused by ill health at the time, but that it amounted to serious misconduct and his fitness to practise was impaired. It imposed conditions on his registration for 24 months.