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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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Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Other(other outcome)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Mujtaba Ghaus. It recorded the decision on impairment as not recorded and adjourned the case to a new tribunal without recording a sanction. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Other(other outcome)
The MPTS tribunal considered a case for Thangavelu Senthil Kumar. It recorded the decision on impairment as not recorded and recorded that no costs order was made. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Other(other outcome)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Ahmed Abdelrahman. It recorded the decision on impairment as not recorded and resolved preliminary matters without recording a sanction. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Aftab Gill. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 4-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for James Allison. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 6-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Other(other outcome)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Kapila Shankapani Benaragama. It recorded the decision on impairment as not recorded and recorded that the relevant facts were not proved. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Samuel Johnson. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Thangavelu Senthil Kumar. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 8-week suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental technician
Warning(formally warned)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Vijaysinh Mandan Vadar. It issued a reprimand or warning. The public outcome summary states: On 13 May 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee found Mr Vadar's fitness to practise impaired and issued a reprimand. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that biomedical scientist Matthew Lane committed misconduct and lacked competence after repeated failures to follow laboratory procedures, respond to management requests and behave appropriately towards colleagues. It reached mixed findings on individual allegations. The panel found current impairment on personal and public grounds and ordered him struck from the register, with an 18-month interim suspension during any appeal.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Mohamed Ramadan. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and directed erasure from the medical register. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Other(other outcome)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Khaled Abdel Aziz. It recorded the decision on impairment as not recorded and recorded that the relevant facts were not proved. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Jane Hornsey. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed conditions for 12 months. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
No impairment found
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Lawrence Armstrong. It recorded the decision on impairment as not impaired and found the doctor's fitness to practise was not impaired. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The MPTS tribunal considered a non-compliance case for Michael Isima. It recorded the decision on impairment as not recorded and imposed an indefinite suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Gurpreet Singh Notta. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 9 May 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Notta's registration indefinitely. Please note that this registrant is currently subject to sanctions under two separate cases. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
No impairment found
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Nathaniel Knox Cartwright. It recorded the decision on impairment as not impaired and found the doctor's fitness to practise was not impaired. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Melanie Partridge. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 08 May 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Miss Partridge's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Mariam Aftab. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 8 May 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Aftab for a period of 12 months. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The HCPTS panel approved occupational therapist Ann McLaughlin's voluntary removal after she admitted concerns about delayed communication, actions and record-keeping and accepted that her fitness to practise was impaired by lack of competence. She had retired and did not intend to practise again. The panel found removal would protect the public and had the same effect as striking off.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for Bhavish Patel. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 12 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 7 May 2025, the Health Committee extended the conditions on Mr Patel's registration, originally imposed on 15 May 2023, 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Brian Woolford used ambulance records to contact a vulnerable patient and sent flirtatious messages in pursuit of a future sexual relationship. It found serious misconduct, developing but insufficient insight and a continuing risk of repetition. Because the behaviour was isolated and potentially remediable, it imposed a nine-month suspension rather than striking him off.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The HCPTS panel found that practitioner psychologist Emma Taylor committed misconduct by failing to maintain professional boundaries with a service user. It found partial insight, outstanding remediation and continuing impairment, while finding no case to answer that the conduct was sexual in nature. The panel imposed an 18-month conditions of practice order focused on supervision and personal therapy.
Health and Care Professions CouncilChiropodist / podiatrist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel found that podiatrist Emma-Jo Montgomery practised without professional indemnity insurance and dishonestly concealed the lapse from her employer. It found misconduct, current impairment and an ongoing repetition risk, imposed a six-month suspension and made an 18-month interim suspension order for the appeal period.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Appeal dismissed
The GDC committee published a Registration Appeal (CPD) decision for Mariana Camenschi. It dismissed the registration appeal. The public outcome summary states: On 24 April 2025 the Registration Appeals Committee dismissed Ms Camenschi's appeal against the decision to remove them from the Dental Care Professionals register for non-compliance with CPD requirements. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck paramedic Abdul Hakim Mohammed off after finding that he persistently subjected a colleague to unwanted, sexually motivated comments, pursuit and physical contact. The panel placed the misconduct at the higher end of the spectrum and found limited insight, no meaningful remediation and an ongoing risk of repetition.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel suspended occupational therapist Iain R St Leger for 12 months after he admitted repeated service-user failings, falsifying records, working while suspended and misleading a regulatory panel. His insight was beginning to develop, but the panel found an ongoing risk of repetition and concluded that conditions would not protect the public or maintain confidence.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Sade Louise Owen. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 08 April 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Owen from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Warning(formally warned)
The HCPTS panel gave occupational therapist Shamiso Mashonganyika a 12-month caution for an excess-alcohol driving conviction and a prolonged failure to notify the regulator. Her insight, remorse, remediation and improved coping strategies made repetition highly unlikely, but a caution was needed to uphold professional standards and public confidence.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Andrew Robert Ullathorne. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 2 April 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Ullathorne from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Performance Committee decision for Dimitar Yovchev Yovev. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 31 March 2025 the Professional Performance Committee suspended Mr Yovev's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Warning(formally warned)
The HCPTS panel gave radiographer Christopher Sharpe a four-year caution for racially motivated comments about a Black colleague, including a reference to George Floyd. The panel found the remarks serious but isolated and out of character. His full insight, extensive remediation, strong testimonials and very low repetition risk made suspension disproportionate.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel reviewed radiographer William Smethurst's suspension for taking explicit photographs in hospital clinical areas and then dishonestly denying it. He supplied no evidence of insight, remediation or maintained professional skills, so the risk and public-interest concerns remained. The panel extended his suspension for 12 months.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended paramedic Andrew P Friend's suspension for six months at a mandatory review of a health case. The health details remained private and redacted. Mr Friend had not engaged with the HCPC or attended the relevant hearings, and the new suspension was ordered to run from the expiry of the existing order.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Graham Scott repeatedly made sexually motivated comments and propositions to younger or junior female colleagues and touched another colleague's thigh. It found serious misconduct, current impairment and a high risk of repetition, ordered erasure and imposed an 18-month interim suspension for the appeal period.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Warning(formally warned)
The HCPTS panel approved a 12-month caution order for physiotherapist Omar Barry following a conviction for driving with a controlled drug above the legal limit. It found the incident isolated and the risk of repetition low.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel considered operating department practitioner James Bugg's convictions involving hundreds of indecent images of children. It found very limited insight and a continuing risk of repetition, while the offending exploited children including a baby. The panel concluded that the convictions were incompatible with registration and struck him off.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Nicola Rodgers. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 13 March 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Rodger's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found radiographer Smitha Johny's fitness to practise impaired by wide-ranging lack of competence that placed patients at risk. It initially suspended her for six months because she had shown no insight or remediation. After the Professional Standards Authority appealed, the High Court replaced the suspension with a striking-off order.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Abbie Woodfine. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 26 February 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Woodfine from the register and ordered that her registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel reviewed occupational therapist Sarah Neita's longstanding order for record-keeping, clinical follow-up and confidentiality failings. After almost eight years, she provided no current evidence of insight, remediation or safe practice and had stopped engaging. The panel concluded that further restrictions would serve no purpose and struck her off.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that physiotherapist Leslie Richards's convictions for two assaults by penetration and actual bodily harm impaired his fitness to practise. It found a continuing public risk and no meaningful evidence of insight or remediation, ordered erasure and imposed an 18-month interim suspension for the appeal period.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel considered biomedical scientist Adam Brown's conviction for attempting sexual communication with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl. Although he had undertaken courses and counselling, the panel found incomplete acceptance and a continuing risk of repetition. It concluded that the offence was fundamentally incompatible with registration and struck him off.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Anthony Dean Dick. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 21 February 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Dick's from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck occupational therapist Ismael G Lavares off after his conviction for stealing a vulnerable hospital patient's bank card and repeatedly using it to withdraw money. The panel found deliberate financial abuse, no insight, remorse or remediation and a high repetition risk, making any lesser sanction insufficient.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel found that radiographer Ismael Hussain lacked competence across fundamental radiotherapy skills and could not work safely without supervision. It found all factual particulars proved, current impairment and a high repetition risk, imposed a 12-month suspension and made an 18-month interim suspension order for the appeal period.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for George David Bell. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 18 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 19 February 2025, the Health Committee extended and varied the conditions on Mr Bell's registration, originally imposed on 9 September 2022, for a further 18 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that occupational therapist Edwin Bedford repeatedly breached boundaries with junior female colleagues, including sexually motivated conduct, and made a racially motivated comment while misusing his senior position. With little insight, no remediation and a high risk of repetition, the panel concluded that lesser sanctions could not protect the public and struck him off.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Kyle Peter O'Neil Anderson. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 14 February 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Anderson from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel suspended occupational therapist Emma King for 12 months after finding that she pursued a sexually motivated relationship with a particularly vulnerable former service user. Her early insight and lack of practical remediation left a repetition risk, but her remorse, engagement and potential to improve made suspension proportionate instead of striking off.