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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

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Boniface Nnamdi Dike

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on nurse Boniface Nnamdi Dike at a new interim order hearing on 25 June 2026. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer over the allegations against him. A panel will review the interim order within six months and every six months after that, and may revoke, confirm, or replace it with an interim conditions of practice order.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Christina MacDonald

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on nurse Christina MacDonald on 25 June 2026. The published conditions restrict her practice to NHS Highland, prevent her from being the nurse in charge, and require supervision while working; several further conditions were made in private. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and a panel will review the order at least every six months.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Nisha Mamman

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on nurse Nisha Mamman at a new interim order hearing on 25 June 2026. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer over the allegations against her. A panel will review the interim order within six months and every six months after that, and may revoke, confirm, or replace it with an interim conditions of practice order.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental hygienist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Mahdi Ganjvar

    The GDC's Interim Orders Committee imposed interim conditions on dental hygienist Mahdi Ganjvar's registration for a period of 18 months at a hearing on 25 June 2026. The conditions are listed on his entry in the GDC register. The committee decided the order will be reviewed in six months. The published outcome summary does not set out any allegations or findings.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Zigwai Anna Charles

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on nurse Zigwai Anna Charles for 18 months at a hearing on 24 June 2026. The conditions require supervision when administering medication until she is assessed as competent, limit her to a single substantive employer, and include fortnightly meetings covering medication management, infection control and communication. 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)

    Lauren Hemmingway

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on nurse Lauren Hemmingway for 18 months at a hearing on 24 June 2026. The conditions restrict her to a single substantive employer, require access to supervision from a senior nurse, and include fortnightly meetings covering case load management, record keeping and safeguarding practice. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Rose Linda Chinwenma Nkemdirim

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided at a review hearing on 24 June 2026 to replace nurse Rose Linda Chinwenma Nkemdirim's suspension order with a striking-off order, taking effect on 8 August 2026. The original charges, found proved in April 2025, concerned failures in controlled-drug records and medication administration records involving residents in her care. The panel found she had not engaged with the NMC since the substantive hearing and provided no evidence of insight, training or strengthened practice.

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  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Kate Eve

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eve's fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of her 2024 drink-driving conviction, for which her registration had previously been suspended. At this review hearing the tribunal was satisfied she had shown genuine insight, remediation and no risk of repetition on that matter. The case also concerned confidential matters heard in private, and the published record shows the overall outcome as a conditions of practice order for 12 months, with a further review directed.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Henri Wafula

    The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Henri Wafula's interim registration should be suspended. At a review hearing on 24 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee revoked the interim conditions and imposed a suspension for the remainder of the order. First imposed in February 2023 and extended twice by the High Court, the order is due to expire on 26 August 2026, when the GDC will seek a further extension. The Committee made no findings on the substance of the case.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Timothy Michael Edward Milton

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim conditions on the registration of dentist Timothy Michael Edward Milton should continue. At a review hearing on 24 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions, first imposed on 29 October 2024, for the remainder of the order. The High Court extended the interim order for 12 months on 16 April 2026, and it will be reviewed again in six months. The Committee made no findings on the substance of the case.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Chandravadan Mehta

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim conditions on the registration of dentist Chandravadan Mehta should continue. At a review hearing on 24 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions, originally imposed from 23 July 2025, for the remainder of an 18-month order. The order will be reviewed again in six months, and the conditions are listed on his GDC register entry. The Committee made no findings on the substance of the case.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Danielle Marie Perez-Martin

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim conditions on the registration of dental nurse Danielle Marie Perez-Martin should continue. At a review hearing on 24 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions, originally imposed from 15 January 2026, for the remainder of an 18-month order. The order will be reviewed again in six months, and the conditions are listed on her GDC register entry. The Committee made no findings on the substance of the case.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Monica Bijlani

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on the registration of dentist Monica Bijlani should be replaced with conditions. At a review hearing on 24 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee revoked the suspension and imposed conditions for the remainder of the order. First imposed in September 2021 and extended several times by the High Court, the interim order will be reviewed again in six months. The Committee made no findings on the substance of the case.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Kulwinder Virdee

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on the registration of dentist Kulwinder Virdee should continue. At a review hearing on 24 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of the order, first imposed in April 2023 and extended several times by the High Court. The order is due to expire on 17 July 2026, when the GDC will seek a further extension. The Committee made no findings on the substance of the case.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Kacper Jakub Latos

    The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Kacper Jakub Latos should be erased from the dental register. On 24 June 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee found his fitness to practise impaired by misconduct, ruling that he provided a poor standard of care to a patient over three years, failed to obtain informed consent, permitted an unregistered former dentist to treat her, and did not cooperate with the GDC. The committee ordered erasure and imposed an immediate suspension covering the appeal period.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Eliot Aluge

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Eliot Aluge, a mental health nurse in London, pursued a sexual relationship with a vulnerable inpatient detained under the Mental Health Act, exposed himself to her on the ward, asked her for money and repeatedly contacted her without clinical justification. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired and struck him off the register, with an 18-month interim suspension order.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Clare Louise Ross-Read

    The NMC's Investigating Committee decided at an interim order review hearing on 24 June 2026 to replace nurse Clare Louise Ross-Read's interim conditions of practice order with an interim suspension order. She was not present or represented at the hearing. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against her, and the order will be reviewed within six months.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Fatemeh Marandi

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on the registration of Fatemeh Marandi, a dental nurse, should continue. At a review hearing on 23 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee reviewed the interim order first imposed on 15 January 2026 and ordered that the suspension continue for the remainder of the 15-month order. This was an interim measure and did not involve a final determination of the allegations against her.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Amre Shakir Maglad

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on the registration of Amre Shakir Maglad, a dentist, should continue. At a review hearing on 23 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee reviewed the interim order first imposed on 24 February 2025 and ordered that the suspension continue for the remainder of the 18-month order. The order is due to expire on 23 August 2026, and the GDC has said it will apply to the High Court to extend it.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Richard Jonathan Valadas Marques

    The GDC tribunal decided that the existing conditions on Mr Valadas Marques's registration as a dentist should be continued for the remainder of a 12-month High Court extension to his interim order. The Interim Orders Committee held a review hearing on 23 June 2026. The order was originally imposed on 8 August 2024 for 15 months, and will be reviewed again in three months.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Darren Napoleon Wang

    The GDC tribunal decided that the existing interim suspension on Mr Wang's registration as a dentist should be continued for the remainder of a 15-month interim order originally imposed from 15 January 2026. The Interim Orders Committee held a review hearing on 23 June 2026 and directed that the order be reviewed again in six months.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Yuh-Fang Tseng

    The GDC tribunal decided that the existing conditions on Ms Tseng's registration as a dentist should be continued for the remainder of a 15-month interim order originally imposed from 14 January 2026. The Interim Orders Committee held a review hearing on 23 June 2026 and directed that the order be reviewed again within six months.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Huma Ghazanfar

    The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided that Huma Ghazanfar, a dentist, should be subject to interim conditions on her registration for a period of 18 months, to be reviewed after six months. The committee imposed these interim conditions on 23 June 2026. This was an interim decision and no findings of fact about her fitness to practise have been made at this stage.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Appeal dismissed(appeal against removal dismissed)

    Sushma Aryal

    The GDC's Registration Appeals Committee decided that Sushma Aryal, a dental nurse, had her appeal dismissed. She had appealed the Registrar's decision to remove her from the register for not meeting continuing professional development (CPD) requirements, having completed only 3 of the required 10 hours over two years. The Committee found no exceptional circumstances to justify keeping her registered, so the removal stands. She may apply for restoration.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Artiola Metallari

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided at a review hearing on 23 June 2026 that nurse Artiola Metallari's fitness to practise remains impaired on public interest grounds. The panel replaced her 12-month suspension order, imposed in July 2025 after she admitted dishonesty charges including concealing an NMC investigation from her employer and providing a false reference, with a 12-month conditions of practice order taking effect on 29 July 2026.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Warning(formally warned)

    John Pius Akwasi Peprah

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that John Pius Akwasi Peprah, a mental health nurse working in East Sussex, missed required patient observations during a night shift in April 2024 and dishonestly recorded observations he had not carried out. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds alone and imposed a 12-month caution order, noting his early admissions, insight and two years of safe practice since.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Tina Patricia Orbell

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Tina Patricia Orbell, a nurse who worked in Birmingham, publicly shared and commented on social media posts between July 2024 and February 2025 that were offensive, derogatory and discriminatory, motivated by hostility or a discriminatory attitude towards people of a different race, religion or immigration status. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and imposed a six-month suspension order, with an 18-month interim suspension order.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Humphrey Andolo

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order of 18 months on Humphrey Andolo, an adult nurse working in the Milton Keynes area, at a new interim order hearing on 23 June 2026. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against him. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Albertine Norma Gouldbourne

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on nurse Albertine Norma Gouldbourne for 18 months at a hearing on 23 June 2026. The conditions restrict her to one substantive employer, prevent her from being the nurse in charge on any shift, and require supervision by a senior registered nurse. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the order will be reviewed at least every six months.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Tracy McDonald

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on nurse Tracy McDonald for 18 months at a hearing on 23 June 2026. The order suspends her from practice while the NMC's case examiners decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against her. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Balwinder Singh Ahitan

    The GDC's Interim Orders Committee continued the interim suspension on the registration of dentist Balwinder Singh Ahitan at a review hearing on 22 June 2026. The committee continued the suspension for the remainder of an extension granted by the High Court, and said the order will be reviewed in six months. The published outcome summary does not set out any allegations or findings.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Nadia Lianne El-Guechi

    The GDC tribunal decided that the Interim Orders Committee would impose conditions on Ms El-Guechi's registration as a dental nurse for a period of 15 months. The committee made the order on 22 June 2026 and directed that it be reviewed within six months. The conditions are listed on her GDC register entry.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Imran Afzal

    The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided that Imran Afzal, a dentist, should be subject to interim conditions on his registration for a period of 18 months, to be reviewed after six months. The committee imposed these interim conditions on 22 June 2026. This was an interim decision and no findings of fact about his fitness to practise have been made at this stage. The conditions are listed on his register entry.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Lucyna Abramowicz

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Lucyna Abramowicz, an adult nurse working at a care home in Ipswich, failed to administer a resident's medication, delegated it to a colleague who was not qualified to give it, and signed the MAR chart to say the medication had been given when it had not. Dishonesty charges were not proved. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and imposed a 12-month conditions of practice order.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Paul Jeremy Brown

    The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Paul Brown's fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and suspended him for 12 months, with immediate effect and a review. The Professional Conduct Committee found serious clinical failings with two patients, dishonesty in a letter to patients and in NHS claims made under his performer number for another dentist's work, racially motivated conduct in requiring a colleague to anglicise her name, and offensive language and humiliating behaviour towards colleagues.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Richard Bartley

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that adult nurse Richard Bartley acted dishonestly by repeatedly failing to disclose that he was under disciplinary investigation by a former employer when applying for and working in a functional assessor role, and by giving inaccurate referee details. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired and made a striking-off order on 22 June 2026, with an 18-month interim suspension pending any appeal.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Antiola Gkogka

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order of 18 months on Antiola Gkogka, a mental health nurse, at a new interim order hearing on 22 June 2026. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against her. The order must be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Hajira Hanief

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order of 18 months on Hajira Hanief, an adult nurse working in the Newcastle area, at a new interim order hearing on 22 June 2026. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against her. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Christopher John Shinyo

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order of 18 months on Christopher John Shinyo, an adult nurse working in the Redbridge area, at a new interim order hearing on 22 June 2026. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against him. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)

    Lynn Price

    The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Lynn Price should be suspended indefinitely. At a review hearing on 22 June 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee found her fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of a drink-driving conviction, misconduct including dishonesty towards her employer, and adverse health. She had been suspended since June 2023 and had not engaged with the GDC. She may request a review two years after the order takes effect on 24 July 2026.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental hygienist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Riyad Ali Morshed Rawashdeh

    The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided that Riyad Ali Morshed Rawashdeh, a dental hygienist and dental therapist, should remain subject to interim conditions on his registration. At a review on 19 June 2026, the committee continued the existing conditions for the remainder of the 18-month interim order first imposed on 17 July 2025, with a further review due in six months. This is an interim decision and no findings of fact about his fitness to practise have been made.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Riyadh Emara

    The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided that Riyadh Emara, a dentist, should remain suspended from the register on an interim basis. At a review on 19 June 2026, the committee continued the interim suspension for the remainder of the 18-month order first imposed on 31 July 2025, with a further review due in six months. This is an interim decision and no findings of fact about his fitness to practise have been made.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental therapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sunitha Pillai

    The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided that Sunitha Pillai, a dental therapist, should be subject to interim conditions on her registration for a period of 18 months, to be reviewed after six months. The committee imposed these interim conditions on 19 June 2026. This was an interim decision and no findings of fact about her fitness to practise have been made at this stage. The conditions are listed on her register entry.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    No impairment found

    Kelly Mould

    The GDC's Health Committee decided that Kelly Mould, a dental nurse, is no longer impaired in her fitness to practise and revoked the suspension on her registration with immediate effect. At a review on 19 June 2026, the committee found that concerns about her health no longer required a finding of impairment. She had re-engaged with the regulator and given evidence. The hearing was held in private because it concerned her health.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Adam Allin Mohamood Dirir

    The GDC's Professional Conduct Committee found that Adam Allin Mohamood Dirir, a dentist, remains impaired in his fitness to practise by reason of misconduct. At a review on 19 June 2026, it decided to extend the existing conditions on his registration for a further 12 months. He has not practised as a dentist since 2022 and needs more time to show he has addressed the concerns identified in an earlier case. The order will be reviewed before it ends.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Elizabeth Anne Beever

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dentist Elizabeth Anne Beever's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 19 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of the 18-month interim order originally imposed on 1 August 2025. The committee directed that the order be reviewed again in six months.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Shivinder Sandhir

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on dentist Shivinder Sandhir's registration should continue. At a review hearing on 19 June 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the suspension for the remainder of the 18-month interim order originally imposed on 14 January 2026. The committee directed that the order be reviewed again in six months.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Rufus Ogbonna Onya

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that mental health nurse Rufus Ogbonna Onya had been convicted of possessing a Class A drug, cocaine, with intent to supply, and of breaching bail conditions. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds and made a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order to cover any appeal period.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Samantha Barnfield

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on adult nurse Samantha Barnfield for 18 months at a hearing on 19 June 2026. The conditions limit her to a single substantive employer, prevent her from being the sole nurse in charge of any shift, and require supervision of medication administration, with fortnightly meetings covering medication management, record keeping, clinical assessment and communication with patients. The NMC's Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Joanne Marie Millard

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed a six-month suspension order against adult nurse Joanne Marie Millard and replaced it with a striking-off order, effective from the end of 26 July 2026. The original panel found she did not take timely action when a resident in her care became less responsive and did not keep adequate records. The review panel found her fitness to practise remains impaired, with no new evidence of insight or retraining.

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