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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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  • HCPCBiomedical Scientist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Helen Ogochukwu Nwandu

    The HCPTS panel decided that Helen Ogochukwu Nwandu 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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  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Chikaodinaka Okolo

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Chikaodinaka Okolo's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct and a police caution. This was the latest in a series of review hearings dating back to 2019, when he was first suspended after admitting dishonestly self-prescribing controlled drugs and issuing false prescriptions while working as a locum A&E doctor. The tribunal suspended his registration for a further 12 months and directed a review hearing.

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  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Desmond Kidd

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Desmond Kidd's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. It found that, while a Consultant Neurologist at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, he was dishonest in research articles about a university affiliation, dishonest about a patient's diagnosis and funding for her treatment, and dishonest about contacting former patients after he left. The tribunal suspended his registration for 12 months with an immediate order, and directed a review hearing.

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  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor

    No impairment found

    Richard Latcham

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Richard Latcham's fitness to practise is not impaired, and issued no warning. Dr Latcham, a psychiatrist, had been accused of asking inappropriate and sexually-themed questions while assessing a man for a medical negligence claim. The tribunal found the man's evidence was unreliable and escalated over time. The only question proved was a relevant one about his ex-partner, which the tribunal found appropriate within the context of a psychiatric assessment.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)

    Paul Michael Ashton

    The NMC accepted Paul Michael Ashton's application for agreed removal from the nursing register on 13 March 2026. Mr Ashton, a registered adult nurse from Sheffield, had been convicted in February 2025 of intentionally exposing his genitals, contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and was sentenced to a nine-month community order. The Assistant Registrar concluded that he no longer intends to nurse, the allegation was not likely to result in striking off, and the public interest was best served by agreeing the removal.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sarah Tawiah

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Sarah Tawiah, a registered adult nurse from Newport, on 13 March 2026. The conditions require her to work for a single non-agency employer and to be directly supervised by a Band 5 or above registered nurse in patient-facing roles until she demonstrates competency in medication administration, patient history taking, discharge processes, and record-keeping. The order lasts 18 months, and the 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)

    Marcia Osaige

    The NMC's Investigating Committee replaced an existing interim suspension order against Marcia Osaige, a registered adult nurse from Lewisham, with an interim conditions of practice order on 13 March 2026. The conditions limit her to one substantive non-agency employer, prevent her from being the sole or charge nurse on a shift, and require indirect supervision by another registered nurse and fortnightly supervisory meetings on patient interaction and infection control. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Christine Murphy

    The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Christine Murphy. It imposed or extended a 6-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 13 March 2026 the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Ms Murphy's registration for a further 6 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Ms Murphy has been suspended since 22 August 2024. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.

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  • HCPCOperating Department Practitioner

    Warning(formally warned)

    Justin Manning

    The HCPTS panel decided that Justin Manning should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel issued a caution or warning. 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)

    ARUN MATHEW

    The HCPTS panel decided that ARUN MATHEW 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)

    Uchenna Anthony Nwafor

    The HCPTS panel decided that Uchenna Anthony Nwafor 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 Oxborrow

    The HCPTS panel decided that Andrew Oxborrow 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)

    Iain Thomson

    The HCPTS panel decided that Iain Thomson 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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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Patience Kandenga

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Patience Kandenga, while caring for a vulnerable child at home in March 2021, made inaccurate records, failed to follow the care plan, used her phone and slept on a waking shift, and acted dishonestly about the records she created. The panel decided her fitness to practise is currently impaired and imposed a 9-month suspension order with a review, plus an 18-month interim suspension order.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Ifeoma Ezuma

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Ifeoma Ezuma, a registered adult nurse from Somerset, on 12 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)

    Bismi Kuruvila Baby

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Bismi Kuruvila Baby, a registered adult nurse from Norfolk, on 12 March 2026. The conditions restrict her to one non-agency employer with a preceptorship programme and require direct supervision during medication administration until she is assessed as competent. The order lasts 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.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Elijah Umoh

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Elijah Umoh, a registered mental health nurse from Weston-Super-Mare, on 12 March 2026. The conditions limit him to one substantive non-agency employer and require direct supervision in medication management, record keeping, and shift management until he is assessed as competent. The order lasts 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.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Gharshasb Deljavan Ghodrati

    The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Gharshasb Deljavan Ghodrati. 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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  • HCPCPractitioner Psychologist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Samuel Terkura Njor

    The HCPTS panel decided that Samuel Terkura Njor 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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  • HCPCBiomedical Scientist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Amjad El Sayed Omar

    The HCPTS panel decided that Amjad El Sayed Omar 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)

    Kyle Blackburn

    The HCPTS panel decided that Kyle Blackburn 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

    No impairment found

    Sachin Manoraj

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sachin Manoraj's fitness to practise is no longer impaired and revoked his suspension. He had been suspended for 12 months in March 2025 for dishonestly concealing driving convictions from Imperial College London and the GMC. The Chair, deciding on the papers with the agreement of both sides, accepted that he had completed extensive CPD on probity and ethics and developed full insight, and that his unpaid work order had been completed.

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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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