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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

    Warning(formally warned)

    Ufunwen Osayi

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ufunwen Osayi's fitness to practise is not currently impaired, but issued him a warning. Dr Osayi, a Consultant Histopathologist at Basildon Hospital, admitted serious failings in three coronial post-mortem examinations carried out in 2023, including not following professional guidelines, insufficient sampling, and giving incorrect causes of death. The tribunal accepted he had developed insight, undertaken extensive remediation and changed his practice, but a warning was needed to mark the seriousness of the past errors.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Blessing Nneka Nwosu

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Blessing Nneka Nwosu had committed serious misconduct on the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at Leeds General Infirmary in 2022, including medication errors, failures to monitor critically ill patients, and dishonestly falsifying observation records. It also found that she dishonestly worked at a care home in 2023 in breach of an interim conditions of practice order. The panel ordered that she be struck off the register and imposed an interim suspension order of 18 months.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Andrew Paul Henson

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Henson, an adult nurse, made sexually motivated comments and engaged in harassing conduct towards two female colleagues, including locking an office door and trying to kiss one colleague after suggesting she meet him about training. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by misconduct and imposed a six-month suspension order. No interim order was imposed because the panel concluded the risk of repetition was low.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Mohammad Abu Awwad

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim suspension order should be imposed on registered nurse Mohammad Abu Awwad for 18 months while the NMC continues its investigation. The case has been referred to the Investigating Committee to consider whether his entry on the NMC register was incorrectly made or fraudulently procured. The interim order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter, and may be revoked, confirmed, or replaced with interim conditions of practice.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNursing associate

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Bethanie Alice Marie Ireland

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Bethanie Alice Marie Ireland, a registered nursing associate from Hull, on 11 March 2026. The order suspends her registration for 18 months and will be reviewed every six months. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against her, and the substantive fitness-to-practise process has not begun.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Lloyd James Redmond

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Lloyd James Redmond, a registered adult nurse from London, on 11 March 2026. The order suspends his registration for 18 months and will be reviewed every six months. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against him, and the substantive fitness-to-practise process has not begun.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Cheryl Bull

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Cheryl Bull, a registered adult nurse from Yorkshire, on 11 March 2026. The conditions limit her to one substantive non-agency employer, prevent her from being the sole or charge nurse on a shift, require supervision by another registered nurse on the same shift, and include fortnightly meetings with a line manager covering health, workload management, and support, with further conditions held in private. The order lasts 18 months and the case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Christiane Wassmuth

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Christiane Wassmuth. The committee continued the interim conditions under a 15-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jian Li

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Jian Li. The committee continued the interim suspension under an 18-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Nikolay Spason Deyanov

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Nikolay Spason Deyanov. The committee replaced interim conditions with an interim suspension under an 18-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sebastien Louis Lomas

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Sebastien Louis Lomas. The committee imposed interim conditions under a 15-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental hygienist

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Success Osagie

    The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Success Osagie. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 12 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 11 March 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the conditions on Ms Osagie's registration, originally imposed on 27 July 2022, for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Francis Cairney

    The HCPTS panel decided that Francis Cairney should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCRadiographer

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jessica Towle-Cooper

    The HCPTS panel decided that Jessica Towle-Cooper should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel imposed interim conditions of practice. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Amy Dolphin

    The HCPTS panel decided that Amy Dolphin should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 12 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Shane Mckee

    The HCPTS panel decided that Shane Mckee should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCRadiographer

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Wala Shukri Mansoor Ali

    The HCPTS panel decided that Wala Shukri Mansoor Ali should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel imposed interim conditions of practice. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCRadiographer

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Deus Mugume

    The HCPTS panel decided that Deus Mugume should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    John Cooper

    The HCPTS panel decided that John Cooper should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Baraa Almasri

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Baraa Almasri's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. It found that, between January 2019 and December 2020, he exchanged WhatsApp messages with a man later sentenced to life imprisonment for grievous bodily harm offences, and that his messages were capable of encouraging or assisting those offences. The tribunal also found that he knew the activities were illegal, failed to inform any authority, and refused to give the police access to his devices. It directed that his name be erased from the medical register.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)

    Nazreen Bibi

    The NMC found that registered mental-health nurse Nazreen Bibi could be removed from the register by agreement under Rule 14, after she applied to leave the register while a fitness-to-practise concern about her work in an autism assessment team was being considered. No allegation against her was substantively proved by an NMC committee. The Assistant Registrar decided the allegations were unlikely to lead to a striking-off order and that agreed removal served the public interest.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Other(other outcome)

    Aime Margaret Johnston

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered mental-health nurse Aime Margaret Johnston's existing 12-month suspension order should be allowed to lapse upon its expiry on 10 March 2026, while the finding of impairment remains. The panel accepted she is now working in hospitality with no plans to return to nursing, and decided a striking-off order would be disproportionate. If she ever applied to return to the register, the Registrar would have regard to the continuing finding of impairment.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Onyali Christabel Nkechi

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim suspension order should be imposed on registered mental-health nurse Onyali Christabel Nkechi for a period of 18 months while the NMC continues its investigation. The Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer on the underlying allegations. The interim order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter, and may be revoked, confirmed, or replaced with interim conditions of practice.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Clair Medhurst

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim conditions of practice order should be imposed on registered midwife Clair Medhurst for 18 months while the NMC continues its investigation. The Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. The conditions restrict her midwifery practice, including not acting as a primary midwife in labour or birth, working only under direct supervision as a second birth attendant, and meeting monthly with a Professional Midwifery Advocate. The order will be reviewed within six months.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Yousif - Elsiddique Hafiz Altigani

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Yousif - Elsiddique Hafiz Altigani. The committee imposed interim conditions under a 15-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Peter Richard Walker

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Peter Richard Walker. The committee imposed interim conditions under a 14-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • HCPCDietitian

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Ifeyinwa Chizube Ndulue-Nonso

    The HCPTS panel decided that Ifeyinwa Chizube Ndulue-Nonso should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCBiomedical Scientist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Mr Saqab Yousaf

    The HCPTS panel decided that Mr Saqab Yousaf should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCRadiographer

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Rumana Rangoonwala

    The HCPTS panel decided that Rumana Rangoonwala should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed interim conditions of practice for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCClinical Scientist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jonathan W A Taylor

    The HCPTS panel decided that Jonathan W A Taylor should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed interim conditions of practice. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Malik Spencer

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Malik Spencer's fitness to practise was impaired in a Health case heard entirely in private. The panel imposed a suspension order for 12 months with a review hearing at the end of that period, and an interim suspension order of 18 months to cover any appeal. The substantive details of the charges were not made public because the hearing was held under Rule 19.

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  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor

    Warning(formally warned)

    Chi Leong

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Chi Leong's conduct toward a hospital colleague, Ms A, between October 2022 and April 2023 included persistent unwanted messages after she asked him to stop, and accessing her medical records without permission or legitimate reason. The tribunal decided this amounted to misconduct, but found his fitness to practise was not currently impaired because of his full insight, remorse and remediation. It issued him a formal warning, which will be published on the medical register, and placed no restriction on his registration.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Rachelle Louise Swan

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim suspension order should be imposed on registered nurse Rachelle Louise Swan for a period of 18 months while the NMC continues its investigation. The Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer on the underlying allegations. The interim order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter, and may be revoked, confirmed, or replaced with interim conditions of practice.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)

    Rosavilla Alayon

    The NMC found that Rosavilla Alayon's application for agreed removal from the register should be granted. An Assistant Registrar concluded she no longer intends to work as a registered nurse, the allegations against her were not likely to result in a striking-off order, and the public interest was best served by agreeing removal. The underlying allegation was that she had not demonstrated the knowledge, skill and judgement required to practise without supervision as a nurse. No allegation was substantively proved.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jagatprakash Ramburuth

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim suspension order should be imposed on registered nurse Jagatprakash Ramburuth for a period of 18 months while the NMC continues its investigation. The Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer on the underlying allegations. The interim order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter, and may be revoked, confirmed, or replaced with interim conditions of practice.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Erik Arnold Andresen

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Erik Arnold Andresen. The committee continued the interim suspension under an 18-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jodie Vhairi McNaught

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Jodie Vhairi McNaught. The committee continued the interim conditions under an 18-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Elaine Catherine Wilkie

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Elaine Catherine Wilkie. The committee continued the interim suspension under an 18-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Pawel Eugeniusz Pekacki

    The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Pawel Eugeniusz Pekacki. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 9 March 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Mr Pekacki's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Mr Pekacki has been suspended since 11 March 2025. [within appeal period] The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Julian J Rhodes

    The HCPTS panel decided that Julian J Rhodes should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCPhysiotherapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jennifer Boonin

    The HCPTS panel decided that Jennifer Boonin should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Andrew Turner

    The HCPTS panel decided that Andrew Turner should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCRadiographer

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Tremendaous Senteza

    The HCPTS panel decided that Tremendaous Senteza should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Stephanie Emma Blades

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that an interim suspension order should be imposed on Miss Blades for 18 months while the case progresses. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter. A panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee has still to deal with the allegations against her. Miss Blades was not present at the hearing and was not represented.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Benjamin Rettie Cooper

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim suspension order should be imposed on Mr Cooper for 18 months while the case progresses. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter. Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against him. Mr Cooper attended the hearing and was represented by his solicitor.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Vicki-Lee Taylor

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim suspension order should be imposed on Miss Taylor for 18 months while the case progresses. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter. Miss Taylor was not present at the hearing and was not represented. The NMC did not publish the underlying allegations in this interim hearing decision.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sarah Louise Anchor

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Sarah Louise Anchor. The committee imposed interim conditions under an 18-month order. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Sarah-Jayne Sandra Annie Scott

    The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Sarah-Jayne Sandra Annie Scott. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 6 March 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mrs Scott from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Gemma Louise Brenda Boltwood

    The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Gemma Louise Brenda Boltwood. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 5 March 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Boltwood from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Appeal dismissed(appeal against removal dismissed)

    Jamil Ahmed Choudhry

    The GDC committee published a Registration Appeal (Initial) decision for Jamil Ahmed Choudhry. It dismissed the registration appeal. The public outcome summary states: On 06 March 2026, the Registration Appeals Committee dismissed Mr Choudhry's appeal against the decision of the Registrar to refuse registration as a Dental Therapist. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.

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