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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
Restoration granted(restored to the register)
The NMC decided to grant Charles Kingsley Addai restoration subject to passing a Return to Practice Programme, paying the fee and a 12-month conditions order. It rejected the separate pressure-ulcer allegation in full and accepted evidence of developing insight. The final order bars management work for at least one year, although earlier reasoning in the determination refers to three years.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC tribunal decided that Lyndsey Michelle Trembath's fitness to practise was impaired following assault matters and failures to notify the regulator. It ordered her removal from the register and immediate suspension during the appeal period. The committee found the notification failures misleading, but rejected the dishonesty allegations. Removal takes effect 28 days after the decision is formally served unless she appeals; immediate suspension continues during any appeal.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Albert Kofi Yeboah’s existing interim suspension. The review does not impose a new term or establish the underlying allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to vary Julie Ann Winnard’s interim conditions for the remainder of the existing order. Public conditions include one substantive employer and no agency or bank work. Other conditions remain private. The review did not start a new term; case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Anthony Villareal’s existing interim suspension. The review does not impose a new term or establish the underlying allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC panel decided to strike Suzanne Tuffnell off after findings of bullying and harassment and leaving a clinical unit without adequate communication. Two particulars were not proved, and two further proved particulars did not amount to serious misconduct. The panel found continuing impairment and insufficient insight or remediation. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Rhys Thomas’s existing interim suspension. The review does not impose a new term or establish the underlying allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Ishbel Grace Straker’s existing interim suspension. The review does not impose a new term or establish the underlying allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Julie Stevenson’s existing interim suspension. The review does not impose a new term or establish the underlying allegations. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Natasha Grace Sikwese’s existing interim conditions. She must work for one employer, with agency placements lasting at least three months, and cannot be nurse in charge. Another registered nurse must be on the same shift. The review did not start a new term or determine the allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Abosede Kabirat Sholanke’s existing interim suspension. The decision does not start a new suspension term or establish the underlying allegations. A substantive Fitness to Practise Committee panel has still to consider the allegations. A further review is due within six months unless relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Neal Shields’s existing interim conditions. Published conditions require another registered nurse on the same shift for patient-facing work, monthly meetings about conduct, communication, dignity and records, and pre-review reporting. The review did not start a new term or make substantive findings on the allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Michelle Saunyama’s existing interim suspension. The decision does not start a new suspension term or establish the underlying allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. A further review is due within six months unless relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Joseph Ehiabhi Onokuah’s existing interim conditions. Conditions include one employer, no agency or bank work and direct supervision of specified clinical work until competence is assessed. Fortnightly progress meetings continue. The review did not start a new term or make substantive findings on the allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Umar Faruk Mohammed’s existing interim suspension. The decision does not start a new suspension term or establish the underlying allegations. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. A further review is due within six months unless relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Huw Afonwy Jones’s existing interim suspension. The decision does not start a new suspension term or establish the underlying allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. A further review is due within six months unless relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Bashir Jamal’s existing interim suspension. The decision does not start a new suspension term or establish the underlying allegations. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. A further review is due within six months unless relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Bogdan Ioachimciuc’s existing interim suspension. The decision does not start a new suspension term or establish the underlying allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. A further review is due within six months unless relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm John Goddard’s existing interim conditions. Published conditions restrict practice to non-clinical work, with monthly performance and conduct meetings and a report before review. The review did not start a new term or make substantive findings on the allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Jennifer May Gaisford’s existing interim suspension. The review did not start a new term or make substantive findings on the allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances materially change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm David Lee Cossey’s existing interim suspension. The review did not start a new term or make substantive findings on the allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances materially change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to impose 18 months of interim conditions on Samantha Jay Butler. She must work for one employer, avoid sole-nurse and nurse-in-charge duties and receive direct supervision of medication work. Fortnightly supervision meetings are also required. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Richard Neil Bunn’s existing interim suspension. The review did not start a new term or make substantive findings on the allegations. The published decision does not determine the underlying allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances materially change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC panel decided to strike Romulus Berejena off for sexual misconduct involving a patient and a colleague. It rejected the allegation that he intended to violate the colleague’s dignity or create an offensive environment, while finding that his conduct had that effect. The panel recognised developing insight but found continuing impairment and concluded that suspension would be insufficient. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Adenike Simiat Balogun-Sadiq’s existing interim suspension. The review did not start a new term or make substantive findings on the allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances materially change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to confirm Jacqueline Ball’s existing interim suspension. The review did not start a new term or make substantive findings on the allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances materially change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to impose 18 months of interim conditions on Olivia Arthur. She must work for one employer and receive supervision, including direct supervision in specified clinical areas until assessed as competent. She cannot be sole midwife or midwife in charge. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel ordered David Woodhouse to be struck off after finding misconduct in patient care, records, professional boundaries and discriminatory comments. It rejected several allegations and found no lack of competence. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired, citing repeated conduct and a lack of insight or remediation. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period, or an appeal if brought, for up to 18 months. The striking-off order takes effect under the applicable appeal arrangements.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that Mr Melraj Pal Singh Ghalay, a dentist, should be suspended from the register on an interim basis for 18 months. The Interim Orders Committee made the order on 25 August 2026 and said it would be reviewed in six months. An interim order is a temporary measure while a case is looked at. It is not a finding that the allegations are proved. The published hearing record does not set out the allegations or the Committee's reasons.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC decided to accept Sharan Rutherford's application for agreed removal from the register after considering concerns about escalating a patient injury, clinical observations and record keeping. No allegation had been substantively proved, although Rutherford accepted the concerns. The Assistant Registrar found that accepting the removal best served the public interest.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Abhishek Thomas. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Vicki-Lee Taylor. The determination says case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer, and the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Victoria Marie Pheasant. The determination says the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Jennifer Omorhienrhien’s existing interim conditions. The public decision does not reproduce the individual conditions or determine the underlying allegations. The review did not start a new order term. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Other(other outcome)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to vary Olufunmilayo Oladunni Okerayi’s interim conditions. They restrict shift responsibilities and require supervision and monthly meetings. Agency or bank placements remain possible if they last at least three months in one clinical area. The review did not impose a new term, and case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Arun Mathew’s existing interim suspension. The review did not start a new term or establish the underlying allegations. The published review does not determine the underlying allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Kristian Carl Martinez’s existing interim suspension. The review did not start a new term or establish the underlying allegations. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Shinta Kuriakose’s interim conditions for the remainder of the existing order. They require one employer, supervision and monthly performance meetings. Agency placements are permitted if at least three months long. The review did not determine the allegations; case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Gemma Colette Hunt’s existing interim suspension. The review did not start a new term or establish the underlying allegations. The published review does not determine the underlying allegations. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC’s Investigating Committee decided to confirm Tiffany Edwards’s existing interim suspension. The review does not impose a new term or establish the underlying allegations. Case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. Further review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee decided to impose a six-month interim suspension on Simon Alden Court. The order is temporary and does not establish the underlying allegations. A substantive panel has still to consider the case. Review is due within six months unless the case concludes or relevant circumstances change.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel imposed a five-month suspension on paramedic Stuart Morris over a professional-boundaries breach while he was a student. He had visited a vulnerable patient privately and bought wine for him. The panel accepted his insight and remediation and found no personal impairment, but found impairment on public-interest grounds. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal process before the substantive order takes effect.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel extended paramedic Alexander McDowell's suspension by four months following a review. Earlier findings concerned sexually motivated contact with a vulnerable service user. The panel found that training material and a promise of further reflection did not demonstrate adequate insight into his own conduct. It allowed another opportunity to remediate, with a review required before the extended order expires on 27 January 2027.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Other(other outcome)
The GDC tribunal decided that no interim order should be imposed on dentist Andrew Charles Hawkesford's registration. At an Interim Orders Committee hearing on 24 August 2026, the committee considered whether to impose an interim order and decided that no order should be made. Andrew Charles Hawkesford's registration is therefore not subject to any interim suspension or conditions as a result of this hearing.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC tribunal decided that conditions should be placed on the registration of dental nurse Samantha Jo Taylor for 15 months. The Interim Orders Committee made the order on 24 August 2026 and said it would be reviewed in six months. The conditions themselves are published on her entry in the GDC register, not in this hearing record. An interim order is a temporary measure while a case is looked at. It is not a finding that the allegations are proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that James Josh Hartley remained impaired after reviewing his response to misconduct involving an unprescribed saline-filled syringe and Person A's parents. The panel found that he had made meaningful progress but lacked evidence of safe nursing practice after time away. It replaced his suspension with a 12-month conditions of practice order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
No impairment found
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Phyllis Mwangi was no longer impaired after reviewing her response to earlier dishonesty and driving conviction findings. The panel found that she had developed meaningful insight, completed relevant training and strengthened her practice, leaving a low risk of repetition. Her suspension order will lapse when it expires.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Johanne Louise Walker committed misconduct by moving a vulnerable resident along a corridor in a sling and hoist instead of a wheelchair because she did not want to be spat at. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and ordered that she be struck off the register.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a six-month interim conditions of practice order on Anna Holliday while the NMC progresses its case. The conditions cover supervised prescribing, a development plan for identified areas of practice, monthly progress meetings, reports to the NMC and disclosure of the order. The panel has not yet determined the allegations.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order confirmed(existing interim order confirmed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee confirmed the existing 18-month interim suspension order for Daniel Matthew Bushell. The determination says case examiners had not yet decided whether there was a case to answer, and the order must be reviewed within six months unless the case concludes or circumstances change.