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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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Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Doreen Elizabeth Yarnold failed to check a resident's ketone levels after high blood sugar readings, failed to document those readings, gave an inadequate handover, and did not sign for another resident's pain relief medication. The panel decided these failings amounted to misconduct and that her fitness to practise is impaired. It imposed a conditions of practice order for 12 months, with a review before it expires. Eight other charges were not proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Daniel Joseph Parkes, a registered mental health nurse, for 18 months at a hearing on 29 July 2026. Mr Parkes was not present and was not represented. The published determination does not set out the panel's reasons. A panel will review the order within the next six months and every six months after that. A panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee has still to deal with the allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to make an interim suspension order for 18 months in respect of registered mental health nurse Kalifa Cardinal, who attended the hearing and was represented by the Royal College of Nursing. The published decision does not set out the panel's reasons and records no findings on any charges. A panel will review the interim suspension order within the next six months and every six months thereafter.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months in respect of registered adult nurse Karen Harrison, who was not present but was represented. The conditions include working for one substantive employer, not being the sole nurse on duty, and supervision when managing and administering medication. The NMC's Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against her.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Alexandru Gabriel Jigoreanu was convicted at Leeds Crown Court on 27 February 2025 of making an indecent photograph of a child, contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978. The panel decided his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of that conviction, noting he had shown no insight and had not addressed its concerns. It imposed a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order covering the 28-day appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed a 12-month suspension order imposed on registered nurse Valerie Jean Howard, whose fitness to practise was found impaired by reason of lack of competence following medication errors between 2016 and 2019. The panel found she had not engaged with the NMC and had provided no evidence of insight or strengthened practice. It decided to make a striking-off order, taking effect at the end of 21 September 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Tataw Olive Ojong for 18 months. The conditions require her to work for one substantive employer, bar her from being the nurse in charge of any shift, and require direct supervision until she is assessed as competent in medication management, patient assessment and recognising deteriorating patients. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided 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 conditions of practice order on Sabitri Sapkota for 18 months. The conditions limit her to a single substantive employer, bar her from being the sole nurse on duty or nurse in charge, require supervision while working, and require fortnightly reflective discussions about professional conduct and maintaining professional boundaries. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Levi Whalley, a registered nurse, was convicted at Blackburn Magistrates Court on 24 February 2025 of being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of prohibition of the importation of a class B drug. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds only, noting no clinical or public protection concerns, and imposed a 12-month suspension order with a review, plus an 18-month interim suspension order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Dennis Mlauzi, a registered adult nurse, for 18 months at a hearing on 28 July 2026. He was present and represented. The conditions require him to work for one substantive employer, not to work alone or be the nurse in charge, and to be supervised in medication administration, recognising patient deterioration and record keeping. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dentist Muzaffar Ahmed Mir's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 28 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of an 18 month interim order originally made on 1 September 2025, and recorded that it will be reviewed again in six months. This is a precautionary interim decision, and the published page records no final findings.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNursing associate
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on nursing associate Karl Anthony Jordinson for 18 months at a hearing on 27 July 2026. An interim order is a temporary restriction on registration and is not a finding against him; no allegation has been proved at this stage. The panel said the order will be reviewed within the next six months and every six months after that, and may be revoked, confirmed or replaced with an interim conditions of practice order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Iona Angela Coleman for 18 months. She was not present and was not represented at the hearing. The hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004, so the allegations and the panel's reasons are not in the public record.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Kenneth Eredoglo for 18 months. The conditions limit him to one substantive employer, bar him from being the sole nurse on duty or nurse in charge, and require direct supervision for medication administration until he is assessed as competent. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the allegations are not set out in the published decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Rachel George, a registered nurse, breached an interim conditions of practice order while working at a nursing home in 2020. The panel found she worked agency shifts, acted as nurse in charge, administered medication without supervision, worked without a nominated supervisor, and did not disclose her conditions to the home. It found these actions dishonest, concluded her fitness to practise was impaired, and imposed a striking-off order with an 18-month interim suspension.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed a 12-month suspension order imposed on registered nurse Hannah Kargbo in a case concerning lack of competence and health. The panel found that her fitness to practise remains impaired and decided to make a striking-off order, which takes effect at the end of 15 September 2026 under Article 30(1) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001. The meeting was held in private under Rule 19, so the substantive reasons are not in the public record.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The GDC tribunal decided that Mr Waqas Sikander, a dentist, should practise under conditions for 12 months. The Professional Conduct Committee found that his fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct. It found proved failings in radiographic reporting and record keeping across a number of patients, treatment started on the wrong tooth, and a crown fitted without offering root canal treatment first. Allegations of dishonesty were not proved, and deficient professional performance was not made out. The Committee found genuine contrition and targeted retraining, but said his insight was still developing. The order takes effect immediately and will be reviewed.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC tribunal decided that Mr Vasileios Avgeris, a dentist, should be suspended from the register for 12 months. At a review hearing on 24 July 2026, the Health Committee found that his fitness to practise remained impaired because of an adverse health condition. It decided that the conditions placed on his registration in 2024 were no longer workable, revoked them and imposed suspension instead. It also imposed an immediate suspension order. The order will be reviewed shortly before the 12 months end. The hearing was held in private and the health details are not public.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed to remove Dionne Susan Homewood from the register at her own request. A referral in November 2025 alleged she lacked competence in medication administration, record keeping and leadership, and she accepted the concerns raised about her clinical practice. No allegation was found proved by an NMC committee. An Assistant Registrar decided she no longer intends to work as a registered nurse and that the public interest was best served by agreeing her removal.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on midwife Milan Arian for 18 months at a hearing on 24 July 2026. The conditions limit her to one substantive employer, require indirect supervision by another registered midwife at all times, and prevent her being the sole midwife on duty or in charge of a shift. The NMC's case examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer, and no allegation has been proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Edward Allen Lopez's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. The panel found he grabbed a junior colleague's genitals in a hospital stairwell in September 2024, that the conduct was sexual in nature and amounted to harassment, but was not in pursuit of sexual gratification. Noting his admissions, apology and 25-year career without previous concerns, the panel imposed a six-month suspension order with a review, and an interim suspension order for 18 months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Appeal dismissed(appeal against removal dismissed)
The GDC's Registration Appeals Committee dismissed Klarisa Rexhvelaj's appeal against the Registrar's decision to refuse her registration as a dentist. The committee found she had been dishonest in submitting a counterfeit IELTS English language certificate with her application, and that she had not given an adequate explanation. It decided she had not shown she is of good character, as the Dentists Act requires. The refusal stands and she is not on the GDC's dental register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Benedicte Briand's fitness to practise was impaired. The committee found charges 1 and 2 proved and imposed a suspension order for 12 months, together with an interim suspension order for 18 months. The NMC recorded the matter as a health and caution case. The hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004, so the detailed charges and reasons are not in the public record.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Ronald McLean-Mugomba for 18 months. He was not present and was unrepresented at the hearing. The order will be reviewed within the next six months and every six months after that. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the allegations against him are not set out in the published decision.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
Sarah Elizabeth Anne Griffiths
The GDC tribunal decided that the conditions on Ms Sarah Elizabeth Anne Griffiths's registration as a dentist should continue. At a review hearing on 23 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions for the rest of the order. The interim order was first imposed from 9 April 2025 for 18 months and is due to expire on 8 October 2026. The GDC has said it will apply to the High Court to extend it. The conditions themselves are listed on the GDC register. An interim order is not a finding that allegations are proved.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the suspension on Ms Dorothea Elizabeth Brown's registration as a dentist should continue. At a review hearing on 23 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the interim suspension for the rest of the order. The interim order was first imposed on 16 February 2026 for 15 months, and it will be reviewed again in six months. The record notes that Ms Brown's registration is subject to sanctions under two separate cases. An interim order is a temporary measure and is not a finding that allegations are proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Olanma Monalisa Davidson's fitness to practise remains impaired. Reviewing a conditions of practice order imposed in July 2025 for misconduct in a care home, the panel found little evidence that she had complied with the conditions, undertaken training or produced a reflective piece. It replaced the conditions with a suspension order for 12 months, taking effect at the end of 12 August 2026.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim conditions on dentist Stephen James Keen's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 23 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions for the remainder of an 18-month order. An interim suspension was originally imposed on 26 March 2025, and at a review on 4 September 2025 the committee revoked the suspension and replaced it with conditions. The order will be reviewed in six months. The conditions are listed on Mr Keen's GDC register entry.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Debra Kathryn Olver for 18 months. The conditions limit her to one substantive employer, bar her from working as the sole nurse on duty or nurse in charge, and restrict her independent prescribing until she is assessed as competent. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the allegations are not set out in the published decision.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Appeal dismissed(appeal against removal dismissed)
The GDC tribunal decided that Sweatcha Thapa's appeal should be dismissed. Ms Thapa, listed on the register as a dental nurse, had appealed against the Registrar's decision to refuse her registration as a dental therapist and dental hygienist. The Registration Appeals Committee heard the case on 23 July 2026 and dismissed the appeal, so the Registrar's refusal stands. The Dental Professionals Hearings Service has published the outcome but not the committee's full written reasons.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC decided that registered nurse Jinku Mary Joseph could leave the register by agreement. A referral in March 2025 raised concerns about her competence in patient care, medication administration, assessing patients, escalating deteriorating patients, record keeping and communication. She denied them, and no allegation was found proved. After she declined undertakings and said she no longer intended to nurse in the UK, an Assistant Registrar agreed her application for removal on 23 July 2026.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental therapist
Appeal allowed(appeal succeeded)
The GDC tribunal decided that Mr Vitaliy Odnorig's appeal should be allowed. He had applied to join the dental care professionals register as a dental therapist, and the GDC's Registrar refused the application because two assessment panels were not satisfied he had the required knowledge and skill. The Registration Appeals Committee heard his evidence on 22 July 2026 and found he had covered the outstanding learning outcomes. It sent the case back to the Registrar to check the remaining registration requirements, which cover identity, English language, good character and good health.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC found that Charlotte Louise Wood, a registered nurse, admitted the facts of most charges against her; one charge was not proved. The Fitness to Practise Committee decided her fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a conditions of practice order for 12 months, plus an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months. The panel accepted an application for the health case to be heard in private under Rule 19, so the details are not in the public record.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC found that Gail Johnson, a registered nurse, administered controlled drugs to two patients without a second nurse present to check, and on one occasion gave morphine instead of the prescribed oxycodone. The panel found she asked two colleagues to sign the records afterwards, which it decided was dishonest, and that she did not tell one patient about the error. The Fitness to Practise Committee found her fitness to practise impaired and imposed a striking-off order, with an interim suspension order for 18 months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC found that Maureen Jindu Ugbah, a registered nurse, lacked competence across fundamental areas of nursing practice while working at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust in 2023, including patient assessment, medication administration, record keeping and escalation of concerns. The panel also found misconduct arising from her failure to cooperate with an NMC investigation, and that she lacked the knowledge of English needed to practise safely. It imposed a 12-month suspension order and an 18-month interim suspension order.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dental nurse Mark Nduku's registration should continue for the remainder of a 12-month order. The Interim Orders Committee reviewed the order on 22 July 2026. The order was first imposed on 19 August 2025 and is due to expire on 18 August 2026. The GDC said it will apply to the High Court to extend it, and any extended order would be reviewed under the GDC's statutory requirements.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Andrew Larry Hill's conditions of registration should continue. At a review hearing on 22 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions originally imposed on 16 February 2026 for the remainder of the 14-month order. The committee directed that the order be reviewed again within six months. The specific conditions are listed on Mr Hill's entry in the GDC register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Charlotte Louise Wood's fitness to practise was impaired. Ms Wood admitted the facts of most charges; one charge was not proved. This was a health case, and the panel accepted an application under Rule 19 to hear all matters in private, so the detailed charges and reasons are not in the public record. The panel imposed a conditions of practice order for 12 months, together with an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dentist Erik Arnold Andresen's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 22 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of an extension granted by the High Court. The order was first imposed on 21 November 2024 for 18 months, and the High Court extended it by a further 12 months on 12 May 2026. It will be reviewed in six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mark James Rebustes's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his convictions. In May 2025 at Dundee Sheriff Court he was convicted of taking or making, and possessing, indecent photographs of children between 2019 and 2023. The panel found the convictions very serious, noted he had disengaged from the regulatory process and shown no insight or remorse, and imposed a striking-off order, with an interim suspension order for 18 months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on nurse Theresa Sutcliffe for 18 months at a hearing on 22 July 2026. An interim order is a temporary restriction on a nurse's registration and is not a finding against her; no allegation has been proved at this stage. The panel said the order will be reviewed within the next six months and every six months after that, and may be revoked, confirmed or replaced with an interim conditions of practice order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Dean William Thomson's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. He admitted charges of verbal abuse towards two patients, bullying and obstructive behaviour towards colleagues, poor record keeping, and dishonestly claiming he was unaware a patient had to be seen by two staff members. The panel accepted a consensual panel determination, found no mitigating features, and imposed a striking-off order with an interim suspension order for 18 months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental hygienist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dental hygienist and dental therapist Abiramy Gopal's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 22 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of the order. The interim order was originally imposed on 18 February 2026 for 18 months. The committee directed that it will be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim conditions on dentist Alex Samier Fahmi Shokry's registration should continue for the remainder of a 12-month order. The Interim Orders Committee reviewed the order on 22 July 2026. The order is due to expire on 18 September 2026, and the GDC said it will apply to the High Court to extend it. If an extension is granted, the order will be reviewed under the GDC's statutory requirements. The conditions are listed on Mr Shokry's GDC register entry.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dental nurse Kyle Richard Bates's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 22 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of a 12 month High Court extension order. The interim order was originally imposed from 4 April 2024 for 18 months and extended by the High Court on 22 September 2025. It is due to expire on 3 October 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
No impairment found
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Ann Marie Simmonds' fitness to practise is no longer impaired. She had been suspended for six months in January 2026 after admitting she became clinically involved in a resident's care while subject to an earlier suspension order. At this first review the panel found her insight had developed significantly, that she had remained in a non-clinical role and that repetition was highly unlikely. Her suspension order will lapse when it expires on 12 August 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Nadia Mohammed, a registered nurse and midwife, distributed or sold intravenous drip products without the manufacturer's permission and allowed vials to be labelled with a false lot number, a false expiry date, an inaccurate ingredients list and another company's name used without permission. The panel found she acted dishonestly to make the product appear more valuable, decided her fitness to practise was impaired, and imposed a striking-off order with an 18-month interim suspension.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to place an interim conditions of practice order on nurse Mellissa Bowen's registration for 18 months while its investigation continues. The conditions require her to work only for Aneurin Bevan University Hospital Health Board and to be indirectly supervised whenever she is working. The panel set 18 months because the investigation is at an early stage. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and no findings have been made.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Gemma Louise Palfreman, a registered adult nurse, prescribed medication to patients without a prescribing qualification and without consulting a GP, carried out two vaginal examinations on a 13-year-old patient outside her competence, and treated someone she knew personally. The panel also found she acted dishonestly on two occasions. It decided her fitness to practise was impaired and made a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order for the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC decided that John McKeegan's application for agreed removal from the register should be granted. A referral in April 2025 raised a concern that John McKeegan's fitness to practise might be impaired by reason of health, and no allegation had been found proved by a statutory committee. An Assistant Registrar was satisfied that John McKeegan no longer intends to work as a registered nurse, that the allegations were not likely to result in a striking-off order, and that the public interest was best served by agreeing the removal.