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The most recent publicly published decisions of UK healthcare regulators, across all professions. Each entry links to the source determination on the regulator's site.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Hoda Abdmalik Chahid

    The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Hoda Abdmalik Chahid. It imposed or extended a 6-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 6 March 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Chahid for a period of 6 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also 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)

    Katie Louise Shields

    The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Katie Louise Shields. 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 Shields 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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  • HCPCOccupational Therapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Rebecca Marie Holden

    The HCPTS panel decided that Rebecca Marie Holden 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 Foolchand

    The HCPTS panel decided that Andrew Foolchand 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)

    Amin Ali

    The HCPTS panel decided that Amin Ali should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 9 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCOccupational Therapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Heather Rennie

    The HCPTS panel decided that Heather Rennie 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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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Benjamin Shepherd

    The HCPTS panel decided that Benjamin Shepherd 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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  • HCPCArts Therapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Cecil Du Valle

    The HCPTS panel decided that Cecil Du Valle 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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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Christopher Chapman

    The HCPTS panel decided that Christopher Chapman 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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  • HCPCOperating Department Practitioner

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Laura Geddes

    The HCPTS panel decided that Laura Geddes 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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  • HCPCOccupational Therapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    David Woodhouse

    The HCPTS panel decided that David Woodhouse 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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  • HCPCPhysiotherapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Senanu Avadzi

    The HCPTS panel decided that Senanu Avadzi should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. 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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  • HCPCPractitioner Psychologist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Ameera Zumla

    The HCPTS panel decided that Ameera Zumla should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed 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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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Patrick Mhlanga

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Mhlanga, a mental health nurse, breached professional boundaries with three colleagues, including two student nurses he supervised, and that most of his conduct was sexually motivated. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct and directed that he be struck off the register. An 18-month interim suspension order was imposed to cover the appeal period.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Simon Robertson

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Robertson, a community mental health nurse, was convicted at Lincoln Crown Court of sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder by a care worker, against a patient under his care. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and added to the Sex Offenders Register for ten years. By Consensual Panel Determination, the panel directed that he be struck off the register and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order to cover the appeal period.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Cornelius Shaun O'Brien

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr O'Brien remains impaired and replaced his existing six-month suspension order with a striking-off order. The panel noted he had continued to disengage with the regulator, had not provided evidence of insight, reflection or steps to strengthen his practice, and remained liable to repeat the failings found proved. The strike-off takes effect at the end of 14 April 2026, when the current suspension order expires.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Memoona May Chowdhury

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim conditions of practice order should be imposed on Miss Chowdhury for 18 months while the case progresses. The conditions limit her to one substantive employer, prevent her from being nurse in charge, and require direct supervision when administering medication until she is formally assessed as competent. Monthly meetings with a line manager will review her medication administration, record keeping, aseptic technique and prioritisation. Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sarah Jane Green

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim suspension order should be imposed on Mrs Green 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 her. Mrs Green was not present at the hearing and was not represented.

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  • HCPCOperating Department Practitioner

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Robin Lear

    The HCPTS panel decided that Robin Lear 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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  • HCPCOperating Department Practitioner

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Chris Howells

    The HCPTS panel decided that Chris Howells 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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  • HCPCChiropodist Podiatrist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Adam Biles

    The HCPTS panel decided that Adam Biles 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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  • HCPCHearing Aid Dispenser

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Daniel Matthew Hill

    The HCPTS panel decided that Daniel Matthew Hill 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)

    Joseph Jackson

    The HCPTS panel decided that Joseph Jackson 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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  • HCPCOccupational Therapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Mark S Keeble

    The HCPTS panel decided that Mark S Keeble 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 CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Michael Brendan McLaren

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Michael Brendan McLaren had committed misconduct involving sexually motivated and harassing behaviour towards female colleagues at NHS Lanarkshire in 2022, and had brought a knife into the workplace. The panel found his fitness to practise was impaired and ordered that he be struck off the NMC register. An interim suspension order of 18 months was imposed to cover any appeal period.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    James Campbell Murray

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse James Campbell Murray had committed serious misconduct on 22 July 2022 at NHS Fife by shouting and swearing at a senior colleague and engaging in a sexualised conversation about children in a clinical setting. The panel found his fitness to practise was impaired on public interest grounds and imposed a suspension order for six months, with a review hearing at the end of that period. No interim order was imposed.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Alia Sharif Abukar

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that the existing interim conditions of practice order on registered adult nurse Alia Sharif Abukar should be replaced with an interim suspension order. The order will be reviewed at an administrative meeting within the next six months, or at a hearing if she requests one. The substantive allegations against her have still to be considered.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Lance David Dennard

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim conditions of practice order should be imposed on Mr Dennard for 18 months while the case progresses. The conditions limit his nursing practice to one single substantive employer, prohibit agency or bank work, prohibit any involvement in administering or managing medication, and prohibit prescribing. Further conditions are recorded in private. Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Barbara Mawutor Nimoh

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim conditions of practice order should be imposed on Mrs Nimoh for 18 months while the case progresses. The conditions limit her to one employer, prevent her from being the nurse in charge of any shift, and require fortnightly meetings with her line manager about clinical performance, including escalation of deteriorating patients and managing emergencies. Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Fiona Grieve Tweed

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim conditions of practice order should be imposed on Ms Tweed for 18 months while the case progresses. The conditions limit her to one substantive employer, prevent her from being nurse in charge, and require direct supervision for contraceptive implant insertion, using patient group directions, taking patient histories and completing records until she is formally assessed as competent. Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • HCPCRadiographer

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Uche Ebuta

    The HCPTS panel decided that Uche Ebuta should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 9 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)

    Vasileios Petropoulos

    The HCPTS panel decided that Vasileios Petropoulos 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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  • HCPCSpeech And Language Therapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sai Keerthana Sriperambuduru

    The HCPTS panel decided that Sai Keerthana Sriperambuduru should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. 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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  • HCPCPractitioner Psychologist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sarah Padfield

    The HCPTS panel decided that Sarah Padfield should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel imposed 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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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jason Smith

    The HCPTS panel decided that Jason Smith should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued 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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  • HCPCOccupational Therapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sandeep Dive

    The HCPTS panel decided that Sandeep Dive 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)

    Arkadiusz Olinek

    The HCPTS panel decided that Arkadiusz Olinek 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

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Pradip Patel

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Pradip Patel's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of his earlier misconduct, on a review of his case carried out on the papers by a Legally Qualified Chair. It directed conditions on his registration for 12 months, including direct clinical supervision and notification requirements. The hearing was held in private and the published Record of Determinations is an abridged version.

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  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Khush Bakhat Muhammad Zeeshan

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Khush Bakhat Muhammad Zeeshan's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct after finding that, in two separate incidents in February and March 2021, he carried out sexually motivated touching of two junior female colleagues at his hospital under the guise of clinical examination or treatment, without their consent. The tribunal directed that his registration be suspended for 12 months, with a review hearing before the suspension ends, and imposed an immediate order of suspension.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Marjorie Florence Otieno

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that an interim conditions of practice order should be imposed on registered adult nurse Marjorie Florence Otieno for a period of 18 months. The conditions include direct supervision at all times she is working, not acting as the sole nurse in charge, and monthly meetings with her line manager. The NMC's Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer regarding the allegations against her.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sophie Louise Cavanagh

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Sophie Louise Cavanagh. The committee continued the interim conditions under a 12-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)

    Nandlal Singh

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Nandlal Singh. 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 ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Islam El Hamalawy

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Islam El Hamalawy. The committee continued the interim conditions under a 12-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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  • HCPCPhysiotherapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Lyle Meyer

    The HCPTS panel decided that Lyle Meyer should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued 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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  • HCPCChiropodist Podiatrist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Rufina Ethelreda Ngai

    The HCPTS panel decided that Rufina Ethelreda Ngai should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel imposed 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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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Macauley Jobling

    The HCPTS panel decided that Macauley Jobling 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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  • HCPCChiropodist Podiatrist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Gary J Denby

    The HCPTS panel decided that Gary J Denby should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. 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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  • HCPCPhysiotherapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Allen Ray Guevarra

    The HCPTS panel decided that Allen Ray Guevarra 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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  • HCPCChiropodist Podiatrist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Bhasker R Vora

    The HCPTS panel decided that Bhasker R Vora should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel imposed 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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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Habib Ntandikiye

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that the existing interim conditions of practice order on registered mental health nurse Habib Ntandikiye should be replaced with an interim suspension order. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months after that. The substantive allegations against him have still to be considered by a panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee.

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