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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
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sarah Benn's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct and a conviction arising from her climate-change and animal-rights protests, which included breaching a High Court injunction three times and a conviction for criminal damage. At this review hearing the tribunal found she had shown no further insight or remediation and maintained that her position would not change. Concluding that compliance with the law is a fundamental professional requirement, it suspended her registration for 12 months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Juliette Johnson's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. The panel found she had breached professional boundaries and acted with a lack of integrity by accepting monetary gifts totalling £39,300, in twelve cheques, from an elderly patient and his wife over about two and a half years. It made a striking-off order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Cheryl Lee Feltner's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. The panel found she had entered an inappropriate personal relationship with a vulnerable 16-year-old she had cared for, contacted them without clinical justification, encouraged them to abscond from their care home, and given them money. Finding a real risk of repetition, it made a striking-off order.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Colin Duncan McLauchlan should be erased from the register with immediate suspension. The Professional Conduct Committee, sitting in his absence, found widespread failings in examinations, radiograph reporting, diagnosis and consent across 39 patients between 2018 and 2023, and found he acted dishonestly towards four patients, including denying he had left a dental bur in a patient's mouth and misattributing his own root canal work to another dentist.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse William Sinclair Malcolm was convicted at Newcastle Crown Court in March 2025 of sexual assault, ill-treatment or wilful neglect of individuals in his care, and racially aggravated harassment, and was sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of his convictions, identified serious attitudinal concerns and no insight, and imposed a striking-off order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on registered nurse Amarachi Ogoke for 18 months. The order restricts her to a single, non-agency employer, bars her from being the nurse in charge, and requires direct supervision for medication and oxygen administration until she is assessed as competent, plus fortnightly supervision meetings. The panel noted the Case Examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against her.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on registered nurse Julius Parina for 18 months. Mr Parina was not present and was unrepresented at the hearing. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter. The panel noted the Case Examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against him.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNursing associate
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee directed an interim conditions of practice order lasting 12 months for Chantelle Smith, a nursing associate. The conditions limit her practice to one employer, bar agency and bank work, and require supervision when she administers medication. 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended William Smethurst's suspension for four months from 19 June 2026. The review followed earlier misconduct findings involving explicit photographs taken at work and dishonesty during an investigation. The panel found continuing impairment and no evidence of sufficient insight or remediation, but saw some indication that he was willing to engage. Another review is required before 19 October 2026.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Magdalene Idu Ekpiken, a GP, failed to provide good clinical care to several patients in 2024, including not adequately assessing two patients and not keeping accurate records for three, one record stating she had carried out baby examinations she had not done. The tribunal decided this amounted to serious misconduct and that her fitness to practise was impaired, noting similar failings in 2018. It suspended her registration for six months. Allegations of dishonesty relating to two other patients were found not proved.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Roshan Patel's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and a criminal conviction. In March 2024 he stole a partially used syringe of a controlled drug at work and self-administered it, and was later convicted of theft and drug possession. The tribunal decided his insight and remediation were still developing and suspended his registration for six months, with a review before it ends.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed to remove registered nurse Christopher Ronald Currie from its register under Rule 14, following his own application. The referral had alleged he lacked the competence to practise without supervision as a Band 5 nurse and raised a health concern; no allegation was found proved. An Assistant Registrar was satisfied the allegations were not fundamentally incompatible with registration and that removal served the public interest.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed a suspension order imposed on registered midwife Rachel Mugechi Muchoki for a lack of competence and decided her fitness to practise remains impaired. The panel found a continuing shortfall in her clinical knowledge and limited evidence of strengthening her practice. It replaced the suspension with an 18-month conditions of practice order, requiring supervised practice, completion of her preceptorship and a personal development plan, taking effect at the end of 13 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 registered nurse Patricia Barbara Brown for 18 months. The order restricts her to working only for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, bars her from being the sole nurse or nurse in charge, and requires indirect supervision and fortnightly meetings on compassion and dignity towards patients. The panel noted the 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 imposed an interim suspension order on registered nurse Fiore Sannio for 18 months. Mr Sannio was not present or represented at the hearing, though the Royal College of Nursing provided written submissions on his behalf. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter. The panel noted the Case Examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against him.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC found that Chinyere Anisiobi's existing interim conditions of practice order should be confirmed. The public determination did not state the underlying allegations or set out the conditions. The order is due to be reviewed again within six months unless a material change of circumstances leads to a hearing before then.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided that Christopher Anderson's existing interim conditions of practice order should be confirmed. The conditions restrict him to work through CAMHS Professional Agency, bar managerial and supervisory roles, and require monthly meetings about professional boundaries and communication. They also include reporting and disclosure requirements.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Kesley Smith's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of his 2022 conviction for fraud and forgery, after he forged prescriptions for controlled drugs while working in 2021. At this review hearing the tribunal decided his insight was not yet complete and that a medium risk to the public remained. It extended conditions on his registration for a further 18 months, with a review before they end.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Ms Bathawab for 18 months. The order is a precaution that suspends her registration while the NMC investigates; the Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and no findings have been made against her. A panel will review the interim order within six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Mrs Ellis for 18 months. The conditions prevent her from being the nurse in charge or working alone in patients' homes and require supervision, with meetings covering medication administration, infection control, recognising deterioration and record keeping. The order is a precaution while the NMC's Case Examiners decide whether there is a case to answer; 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 registered nurse Tracey Ann Sewell for 18 months. The order limits her to one substantive, non-agency employer, bars her from being the nurse in charge or sole nurse on duty, and requires fortnightly supervision meetings on professional standards and workplace conduct. The panel noted the Case Examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Ataollah Akbarzad Mahin's interim conditions should be revoked and replaced with an interim suspension. The Interim Orders Committee made the decision at a review hearing on 3 June 2026, with the suspension applying for the remainder of the existing 18-month interim order. The committee will review the order again in six months.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Warning(formally warned)
The HCPTS panel imposed a three-year caution on Kudzai Danielle Makedenge following a private hearing. The public order says the caution will remain on the register for three years from the date it takes effect. The substantive findings and reasons are not published.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided that Karen Emily Lynn's existing interim conditions of practice order should be confirmed. The determination states that the 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 Fitness to Practise Committee decided that Aida Karic's existing interim conditions of practice order should be confirmed. The conditions restrict her to one substantive employer, bar her from leading a shift, and require supervision and a competency assessment for medication work. They also require management meetings, progress reports and disclosure.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr David Adams' fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct. His case concerned dishonesty in failing to declare a 2019 drink-driving conviction to the GMC. Reviewing his case on the papers, the tribunal noted clear progress but decided he had not yet provided the reflective evidence a previous tribunal had recommended, and extended the conditions on his registration for a further 12 months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed an interim conditions of practice order on Mr Devassy and decided to replace it with an interim suspension order. The order is a precaution while the substantive allegations against him have yet to be dealt with by a panel; no findings on those allegations have been made. The interim suspension 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 conditions of practice order on Mr Hutchison for 18 months. The order limits him to one employer and requires direct supervision by a senior registered nurse until he is signed off as competent in areas including medication administration, wound care, catheterisation and record keeping. The order is a precaution to allow the NMC investigation to be completed; the Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee reviewed an interim suspension order on Ms Alizameni and decided to replace it with an interim conditions of practice order. The conditions prevent her from being the midwife in charge and require supervision for medication management and fetal heart monitoring until she is signed off as competent. The order is a precaution while the NMC's Case Examiners decide whether there is a case to answer; no findings have been made.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Salama Begum should be erased from the register, with an immediate suspension order. The Professional Conduct Committee found she offered and provided tooth whitening services outside a dental nurse's scope of practice and without indemnity cover, putting patient safety at risk, and that she acted dishonestly by denying the work to her employer and falsely telling the GDC it had approved the service.
Health and Care Professions CouncilHearing aid dispenser
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel suspended John Smyth for six months after finding misconduct during a hearing-aid impression appointment. Material became lodged in a service user's ear and required surgical removal. The panel found failures in procedure, recording and reporting, with incomplete insight and no evidence of remediation. It also imposed a separate interim suspension of up to 18 months to cover the appeal period and any appeal.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Investigating Committee varied Marcey Mai Brace's existing interim conditions of practice order. The revised conditions restrict her workplace and duties, require supervised medication work until competency is shown, and set monthly meeting, reporting and disclosure requirements. The NMC's Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed to remove registered nurse Elizabeth Whitehead from its register on 1 June 2026, following her own application for agreed removal. An Assistant Registrar decided the public interest was best served by allowing her to leave, without completing the investigation into a referral alleging a health condition had affected her practice. No allegation against her was found proved by a statutory committee.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mrs Erive's fitness to practise remained impaired at a review of her conditions of practice order. She had not engaged with the NMC or shown any compliance, remediation or insight since misconduct found proved in relation to a resident's care and medication practice in 2022. The panel directed that her name be struck off the register, effective 8 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 Miss Howells for 18 months. The conditions require supervision when she administers medication or provides palliative care, and a personal development plan covering lymphoedema and cellulitis management, record keeping and medicines administration. The order is a precaution while the NMC's Case Examiners decide whether there is a case to answer; no findings have yet been made.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended Alexander McDowell's suspension for three months following a review of earlier misconduct involving professional boundaries and dishonesty. It recognised some progress and remorse but found insufficient insight and evidence of remediation, with a continuing risk of repetition. The further suspension runs from 27 June 2026 and must be reviewed before 27 September 2026. The panel imposed three months rather than the six months sought by the HCPC.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Andrew Neil Hopper's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his criminal conviction. In September 2025 he was convicted at Truro Crown Court of two counts of fraud by false representation, over insurance claims worth more than £460,000, and three counts of possession of extreme pornographic images, and was sentenced to 32 months in prison. The tribunal found he had shown no meaningful insight and erased his name from the medical register.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Simon Moran's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct. His case concerned dishonesty: before retiring he had used a colleague's prescription pads to prescribe medication to himself and a close relative. At this second review the tribunal noted he had not engaged with the regulator or shown any insight or remediation across two previous hearings, and decided to erase his name from the medical register.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 29 May 2026 that the interim suspension on dentist Mohammed Abu Shahed's registration should continue for the remainder of a High Court extension order. The suspension was first imposed in July 2023 for 15 months and has twice been extended by the High Court, most recently in October 2025. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 29 May 2026 that the interim conditions on dentist Jaume Escoda Francoli's registration should continue for the remainder of the 15-month order, which was originally imposed in December 2025. The conditions are listed on his GDC register entry and the order will be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental therapist
Appeal allowed(appeal succeeded)
Areeg Baderalden Salih Abdalla
The GDC's Registration Appeals Committee decided on 29 May 2026 to allow Areeg Baderalden Salih Abdalla's appeal against the Registrar's decision to refuse her registration as a dental therapist. The committee was satisfied that she has the requisite knowledge and skill for registration, based on her dentistry qualification and around 12 years' experience in Sudan. Her case was remitted to the Registrar to assess the remaining registration requirements, including identity, English, character and health.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 29 May 2026 to vary and continue the interim conditions on dentist Aisha Shafi's registration for the remainder of the 12-month order. The conditions are listed on her GDC register entry and the order will be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 29 May 2026 that the interim conditions on dentist Jamshaid Mansoor's registration should continue for the remainder of a 12-month High Court order. The conditions were first imposed in December 2022 for 15 months and the High Court has extended the order three times, most recently in March 2026. The order will be reviewed in three months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed to remove nurse Sylvia Elizabeth Hughes from its register at her own request on 29 May 2026. Allegations about her management of a care home and attending work smelling of alcohol had not been proved by any committee. An Assistant Registrar decided the public interest was best served by agreeing the removal, as Ms Hughes no longer intends to work as a registered nurse.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The HCPTS panel replaced Daniel Davis's suspension with six months of conditions of practice from 19 June 2026. It recognised progress, remorse and developed insight, but found continuing impairment because remediation of the sexually motivated behaviour was incomplete. The conditions include training, indirect workplace supervision and reflective reporting. The order must be reviewed before 19 December 2026.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel ordered Michael Hollingworth to be struck off after finding that he accessed or possessed five indecent images of children. An allegation of uploading images was removed because there was no supporting evidence. The panel found misconduct, current impairment and a risk of repetition. It proceeded on the underlying conduct rather than a conviction ground because the criminal case ended in a conditional discharge. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period and any appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel ordered Yannek Benson to be struck off after finding dishonesty about his experience, clinical failings, driving-related risks and misconduct towards colleagues. Allegations about an arrival-time message and billing additional hours were not proved, and a separate employer-disclosure allegation was discontinued. The panel found continuing impairment, limited insight and remediation, and a risk of repetition. It imposed a separate interim suspension of up to 18 months pending appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel ordered Mamady Konate to be struck off after finding that he engaged in sexual activity with a colleague in an operating theatre during working hours. It found a risk of patient harm from compromising the sterile area, limited insight and no demonstrated remediation. No actual patient harm was established. Lack of consent was not charged or determined. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period and any appeal for up to 18 months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee varied Michelle Anne Moncur's existing interim conditions of practice order for the remainder of its current term. The varied conditions govern her employer, supervision, competency assessment, reflection, reporting and disclosure. A Fitness to Practise Committee still has to consider the allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Investigating Committee varied Fiona Catherine Salter's existing interim conditions for the remainder of the current order. The conditions restrict her employment, prohibit agency work, and require meetings, reports and reflection about dignity, respect, diversity, professional boundaries and workplace conduct. Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer.