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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
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC found that Dawn Elaine Sandy dishonestly recorded a risk assessment, encouraged a colleague to give false explanations about competency documents, and failed to ensure appropriate training and safety measures. Some parts of the allegations were not proved. The panel ordered striking off after finding current impairment and limited insight, with a separate interim suspension during the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee extended Bernadett Kiralyne Kemenes's suspension for six months after reviewing earlier medication errors and dishonest record amendments. The panel had no new evidence of improved practice and found continuing impairment and a risk of repetition. It concluded that further suspension would allow time for reflection and work to address the concerns. The extension was to begin at the end of 14 October 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a further six-month suspension on Emma Louise Carter following a review on 7 September 2026. The published decision records continuing impairment in a health case and states that the order would take effect on 14 October 2026. The committee reviewed an existing 12-month suspension. The entire hearing was held in private, and detailed reasons are not published in the document.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing interim conditions of practice order for Kelly Rachael Repton. The published decision confirms the existing conditions but does not set out their individual terms. This review makes no substantive findings on the underlying allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC confirmed an interim suspension order for Christina Harrison on 4 September 2026. Case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer. The decision confirms the existing order without a new term. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC confirmed an interim conditions of practice order for Peter Charles Whitehead on 4 September 2026. The conditions prohibit management positions in nursing organisations and require supervision and performance reviews covering patient deterioration, safeguarding, care planning and communication. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC imposed an interim suspension order for Gillian Margaret Jones for 12 months on 4 September 2026. Case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC ordered Rossitsa Petkova's striking off after finding misconduct involving demeaning and threatening treatment of vulnerable residents, pushing a resident and shouting at a colleague. Five allegations had no case to answer, two were not proved, and another proved allegation was not misconduct. Despite positive testimonials, the panel found no insight or remediation and imposed interim suspension pending the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee ordered Beebee Rehanah Roopun to be struck off for dishonest failure to disclose safeguarding information during a fostering application. The case returned after the High Court set aside an earlier no-impairment decision. The panel acknowledged positive clinical references and some insight but found continuing risk and insufficient remediation. Separate dishonesty about notifying fostering deregistration had not been proved. Interim suspension covers the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Investigating Committee directed removal of Maxwell Murisa's incorrectly made registration entry after he admitted failing to declare driving convictions at revalidation. It expressly found that fraud and dishonesty were not proved, accepting that the omission arose from confusion. The decision allows him to reapply so the Registrar can assess the relevant information. The panel declined to impose an interim order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on Brigitte Suzanne Fox. The published decision does not describe the underlying allegations or make final findings about them. The order is subject to review within six months and every six months thereafter, with an earlier hearing possible on request or if circumstances materially change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Investigating Committee replaced Rory James Dunleavey's interim practice conditions with interim suspension. The published decision does not disclose the underlying allegations or make final findings, and it states that Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer. The replacement order is subject to further review within six months, with an earlier hearing possible if circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Mercy Umelo-Chinedu for 18 months. The order is subject to review within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change. The allegations remain to be considered by a Fitness to Practise Committee panel; this interim decision makes no substantive findings.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Sajid Hussain for 18 months. The order is subject to review within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change. The case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer; no substantive allegations are determined in this decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
Occupational therapist Jennifer Champion was suspended for six months after the panel found serious failings in records and risk management, and dishonest charging for administrative work. Some risk-assessment and professional-boundary allegations were not proved. The panel found current impairment but recognised developing insight and willingness to improve, considering striking off disproportionate. A separate interim suspension covers the period before the substantive order and any appeal.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a further six-month suspension on Joanne Elliott following a review on 4 September 2026. The published decision records continuing impairment in a misconduct and health case and states that the order would take effect on 27 September 2026. The entire hearing was held in private, and the published document does not set out detailed allegations or reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
No impairment found
At a review on 4 September 2026, the GDC Professional Conduct Committee found that Gaurav Madahar's fitness to practise was no longer impaired by his conviction or misconduct and ended his suspension immediately. The earlier case concerned drink driving and a dishonest failure to report the charge promptly to the GDC. The review Committee accepted evidence of significant reflection and remediation and considered the risk of repeating the dishonest conduct minimal.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
Following a hearing ending on 4 September 2026, the GDC Professional Conduct Committee directed João Miguel Rebola Costa's erasure for misconduct involving two falsified employment references. Other employment-history and NHS-conditions allegations were dismissed or not proved. The Committee found impairment on public-interest grounds, not public-protection grounds. It imposed immediate suspension while erasure awaits the end of the appeal period or disposal of an appeal. It found that a lesser sanction would not maintain public confidence.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Restoration granted(restored to the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Muhammad Ghafoor had developed insight and remediated the clinical failings and dishonesty that led to his erasure in 2010. It granted his restoration application after considering his continued medical work overseas, professional development and absence of repetition. The tribunal assessed the risk of repetition as very low and concluded that restoring him would not undermine public confidence or professional standards.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel imposed a 12-month suspension on physiotherapist Bijoy Bridewin Thomas following motoring convictions and failures to disclose them correctly to the regulator. It did not find dishonesty proved. The panel found current impairment, limited insight and insufficient evidence of remediation, but allowed a further opportunity to address the concerns. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal process before the substantive order takes effect.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing interim conditions of practice order for Olapeju Olufunke Agunbiade. Her nursing and midwifery work must remain with one substantive employer, with agency placements lasting at least three months, under indirect supervision. She cannot be the sole nurse or midwife on duty or in charge. The case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer; no substantive allegations are determined in this decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed the existing interim conditions of practice order for Olanrewaju Okunubi. He is limited to one substantive employer, with any agency placement lasting at least three months in one clinical setting, and cannot be nurse in charge. Monthly discussions and reports must address restraint, records, escalation and candour. A Fitness to Practise Committee panel has still to consider the allegations; this review makes no substantive findings.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC imposed an interim conditions of practice order for Diana Thompson for 18 months on 3 September 2026. The public conditions restrict work to one substantive employer, require supervision and prevent work as the sole nurse or nurse in charge. Some details are redacted. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Other(other outcome)
The NMC replaced Petra Veteskova's interim conditions of practice order with an interim suspension order on 3 September 2026. A fitness to practise panel had still to consider the allegations. The decision states no new duration for the replacement order. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Investigating Committee varied Cheryl Bull's interim practice conditions. The public conditions require one substantive employer and same-shift supervision, with no agency or bank work, nurse-in-charge duties or sole-nurse shifts. Other conditions remain private. The review makes no final findings, and Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was 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 Christine Guttridge for 12 months. She must be directly supervised by another registered nurse when managing or administering medication and must not be the nurse in charge of a shift. The case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer; no substantive allegations are determined in this decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC found that William Russell Dunn engaged in sexually motivated misconduct towards a junior colleague and made an offensive comment to a patient’s wife. A separate allegation concerning another patient was not proved. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired and ordered striking off, citing a lack of insight or remediation. It imposed an interim suspension during the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed Shahzad Eric's existing interim suspension order. The published decision does not describe the underlying allegations or make final findings about them. It provides for further review within six months and every six months thereafter unless the case concludes, with an earlier review possible if circumstances change.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC tribunal decided that Lucy Ann Symes's fitness to practise remained impaired and extended her suspension for nine months. The review followed earlier findings about interference with hospital care and behaviour towards staff. The committee said it had received no further evidence of insight or steps to address the misconduct. The extension runs from the existing order's expiry on 10 September 2026, subject to appeal, with another review required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental hygienist
Appeal dismissed
The GDC tribunal decided that Shaqeba Jamil had not demonstrated all the current knowledge and skills needed for registration as a dental therapist and dismissed her appeal. The committee recognised her experience as a dental hygienist but found that the evidence did not establish competence across the full dental therapist role. This was an appeal about an additional registration title, not a misconduct decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilSpeech and language therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended speech and language therapist Stephanie J Allen's suspension for six months from 16 October 2026. The earlier case involved a drink-driving conviction and failure to notify the regulator promptly. The panel found continuing impairment because there was insufficient evidence of insight or remediation. It allowed another opportunity to engage, with a further review required before the order expires in April 2027.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel ordered practitioner psychologist Peter Pratt to be struck off over advice outside his professional scope and inadequate risk assessment in a parole report. A separate billing finding did not meet the threshold for serious misconduct, and dishonesty was not alleged. The panel found impairment and no evidence of remediation. Interim suspension covers the appeal process before the final order takes effect.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing interim suspension order for Ali Al-Zwiri. The review continues the existing suspension; it does not set a new suspension period. The case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer; no substantive allegations are determined in this decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC confirmed an interim suspension order for Chloe Maria Turney on 2 September 2026. The existing interim suspension continues, subject to further review; the decision does not set a new term. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing interim suspension order for Hugo Miguel Guerra. The review continues the existing suspension; it does not set a new suspension period. The case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer; no substantive allegations are determined in this decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC confirmed an interim suspension order for Melanie Campbell on 2 September 2026. Case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer. The decision confirms the existing order without a new term. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC confirmed an interim suspension order for Nyashadzashe Elijah Jera on 2 September 2026. Case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer. The decision confirms the existing order without a new term. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing interim conditions of practice order for Bronagh O'Hagan. She remains restricted to a non-patient-facing role with one substantive employer and must not undertake agency or bank work. The case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer; no substantive allegations are determined in this decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC confirmed an interim conditions of practice order for Binoy Krishnan on 2 September 2026. Public conditions require supervision, one substantive employer and restrictions on being the nurse in charge or sole nurse. Some details are redacted. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC varied an interim conditions of practice order for Victoria Suffield on 2 September 2026. The public conditions require supervision and one substantive employer, allowing bank or agency work in one specific area for at least three months. Some conditions are redacted. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC imposed an interim suspension order for Lauren Draper for 12 months on 2 September 2026. Case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer. This interim decision does not determine whether the underlying allegations are proved. The order remains subject to further review by an NMC panel.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed Rathika Suseela's interim practice conditions. They require one substantive employer excluding an agency, same-shift supervision and no nurse-in-charge duties, with regular meetings and reports. The review makes no final findings about the underlying allegations and imposes no fresh duration. Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on Kirsty Michelle Robins. The published decision does not describe the underlying allegations or make final findings about them. The order is subject to review within six months and every six months thereafter, with an earlier hearing possible on request or if circumstances materially change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed Sanjay Singh Persand's existing interim suspension order. The published decision does not describe the underlying allegations or make final findings about them. It states that Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer, and provides for further review within six months while the case continues.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed Andrea Nelson's interim practice conditions. Primary and community care require direct supervision by a Band 6 nurse, while other work requires same-shift supervision by a nurse of at least Band 6. Agency work and nurse-in-charge duties are prohibited. The review makes no final findings, and Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed Nichola Mercer's interim practice conditions. They require one employer on one site, another registered nurse on the same shift and at the same location, and regular meetings and reports. Nurse-in-charge and sole-nurse duties are prohibited. The review makes no final findings; Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
David Robert Wallace MacQuarrie
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed David Robert Wallace MacQuarrie's existing interim suspension order. The published decision does not describe the underlying allegations or make final findings about them. It provides for further review within six months, with a hearing available on request or if circumstances materially change. The review imposed no fresh duration.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Restoration granted(restored to the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee granted Sandra Kudenga's restoration application, subject to completing the applicable return-to-practice requirements and paying the fee. The panel found full insight, sustained trustworthy conduct and a negligible risk of repeating the dishonesty behind her 2018 striking off. It considered no conditions of practice necessary. Registration will become effective only after the specified requirements are met.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee confirmed Lydia-May Green's existing interim suspension order. The published decision does not describe the underlying allegations or make final findings about them. It provides for further review within six months, with a hearing available on request or if circumstances materially change. The review imposed no fresh duration.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Other(other outcome)
The NMC's Investigating Committee varied Katrina Cotterrall's interim midwifery conditions. They prohibit private or independent midwifery and require one substantive employer, same-shift supervision by a registered midwife and regular meetings and reports. Bank or agency placements must last at least three months. The varied conditions run for the existing order's remainder; Case Examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer.