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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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Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Restoration refused(restoration to the register refused)
The HCPTS panel refused radiographer Emmanuel I O Ehiwe's application for restoration to the register. It found insufficient evidence that he had completed the required updating, had not yet shown meaningful insight or fully remedied the ultrasound misconduct that led to his striking off, and remained impaired on both the personal and public components.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck physiotherapist Sreenithi Sudhakar off after more than two years of suspension for competence failings. She had not shown insight, remediation or meaningful engagement and repeatedly said she had left the profession. The panel concluded that she was unlikely to address the deficiencies and that further suspension would serve no purpose.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GPhC committee decided that Deenadayalan Krishna Naidu should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The committee continued interim conditions. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GPhC committee decided that Khalid Sayed should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a misconduct case. The committee imposed a suspension for 9 months. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The reviewing HCPC panel found that Jayne Denton had not demonstrated remediation or insight into earlier wide-ranging clinical failings. It extended her existing suspension for three months to protect patients while allowing one further opportunity to engage.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Christopher James Foster. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 05 January 2024 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Foster 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.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GPhC committee decided that Olutomi Olaide Adedeji should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a conviction/misconduct case. The committee directed removal from the register. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GPhC committee decided that Khalid Mahmood Ahmed should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The committee imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GPhC committee decided that Neel Pankaj Shah should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The committee continued interim conditions. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS review panel found that paramedic William Munro remained impaired after earlier findings that he used unnecessary force, threatened a patient, used an inappropriate transfer technique and failed to document his involvement. With no evidence of further remediation and no intention to return to practice, it struck him off from 6 January 2024.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Sipho Nkanyezi's fitness to practise was impaired after his conviction for sexually assaulting a female colleague. It found no evidence of remediation or that he recognised the serious impact of the misconduct, and concluded that he may pose an ongoing risk to colleagues. The panel decided that striking off was the only proportionate sanction.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Brian E Carlin repeatedly made dishonest claims about qualifications and professional roles, represented himself as a doctor and sent a threatening email. It found current impairment and a high risk of repetition, struck him off and imposed an interim suspension pending any appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Jessica Silvester's convictions for conspiracy to steal and burgle impaired her fitness to practise. The offending used confidential patient information to target homes where vulnerable or terminally ill patients kept prescribed opiates. Finding no real insight or remediation and a high risk of repeated dishonest conduct, the panel ordered her struck from the register.
Health and Care Professions CouncilArts therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Michael J Scott's fitness to practise was impaired after convictions for making indecent photographs of children. It found no evidence of insight, remediation or reflection and said there remained a risk of repetition. The panel concluded that no lesser sanction would protect the public or maintain confidence in the profession and struck him off.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GPhC committee decided that Gideon Ashie Kotey should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The committee imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GPhC committee decided that John Obiri-Yeboah should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The committee imposed interim conditions for 18 months. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Valerie A Winchester could leave the Register under a voluntary removal agreement after earlier findings that she dishonestly accessed confidential records and test results. It found that removal would protect the public and meet the wider public interest, with the same effect as striking off if she later sought readmission. The panel approved her immediate removal.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GPhC committee decided that Ronika Gandhi should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The committee continued an interim suspension. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The GPhC committee decided that Kwao Frimpong should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a conviction and misconduct case. The committee imposed a suspension for 12 months. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for Melanie Elaine Whittam. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 12 December 2023 the Health Committee suspended Ms Whittam's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
Warning(formally warned)
The HCPTS panel found that counselling psychologist Martin Wilks repeatedly crossed professional boundaries and communicated inappropriately by email with a vulnerable service user. It found he had remedied the failings and posed a low risk of repetition, but that public confidence required a finding of impairment. The panel imposed a three-year caution order.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck operating department practitioner Jacqueline Morgan off the register following drink-driving and disqualified-driving convictions and allegations that she was intoxicated at work. The hearing was held entirely in private because health and personal matters were inseparable from the case. An interim suspension was imposed for the appeal period.
Health and Care Professions CouncilChiropodist / podiatrist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Paula J May's fitness to practise remained impaired because she had provided no evidence of insight or remediation after an earlier finding of dishonest misrepresentation over orthoses. It found a significant risk of repetition and decided that another suspension would serve no useful purpose. The panel ordered her name struck from the Register.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GPhC committee decided that Hasan Syed should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The committee continued interim conditions. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Restoration refused(restoration to the register refused)
The HCPTS panel refused physiotherapist Sethuraman Pala Srinivasan's application for restoration to the register. He had not completed the required professional updating and remained far from remediating the sexualised and other misconduct that led to striking off. The panel found inadequate acceptance and insight, a high risk of repetition and continuing impairment.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck occupational therapist Helen M Orme off after she failed to engage with reviews of dishonesty findings concerning an undisclosed police caution. She had not demonstrated insight or remediation and said she no longer intended to practise. The panel concluded that extending her suspension would serve no purpose.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GPhC committee decided that Umar Bashir should be subject to the published outcome from a review hearing in a misconduct case. The committee continued an interim suspension. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The HCPTS panel approved occupational therapist Rebekah Gibson's immediate voluntary removal from the register. She admitted serious failures in risk assessment, discharge planning, equipment, record keeping and safeguarding involving two service users. Because she had left the profession and did not intend to return, the panel found removal equivalent to striking off adequately protected the public.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The HCPTS panel approved paramedic Lauren White's voluntary removal after she admitted patient-care failings and current impairment. The panel found that removal adequately protected the public and that a full hearing was unnecessary. Any future registration application must be considered as though she had been struck off for the admitted allegations.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Pawel Adam Kusmierek. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 1 December 2023, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Kusmierek's registration indefinitely. 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 Conduct Committee decision for Milena Maria Zaniewska. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 30 November 2023, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Zaniewska's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilHearing aid dispenser
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS Health Committee suspended hearing aid dispenser Elaine Moore for 12 months after considering an allegation that her fitness to practise was impaired by reason of health. The hearing and evidence were private, and the published decision redacted the health information. An interim suspension was also imposed for the appeal period.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck occupational therapist Lucy Peo Powell-Nateghy off for repeated dishonesty. She improperly shared a colleague's career-progression portfolio, misled an employer investigation and failed to report her suspension to the HCPC. Her lack of insight or remediation and the continuing repetition risk made a lesser sanction insufficient.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS review panel struck biomedical scientist Shanthiratne Semage off the Register after finding that he remained impaired and had not addressed longstanding competence concerns. It found that extending or varying his conditions would not protect the public or lead to meaningful remediation.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Shilpa Patel. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 22 November 2023, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Patel's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Kerry Smith. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 22 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Smith 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 ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Christine Elizabeth Durkin. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 15 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Durkin'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 CouncilOrthoptist
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The HCPTS panel suspended orthoptist Karen M Dean for 12 months after finding that she possessed and used cocaine at a house party and supplied it to two intoxicated adults while children were present. The panel found limited remediation, no demonstrated insight or remorse and a continuing risk of repetition. An interim suspension was also imposed.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found physiotherapist Gavin Bettencourt's five convictions involving child sexual-abuse imagery and other prohibited pornography proved, together with misconduct for failing to disclose the case to the HCPC. It found impairment, struck him off and imposed an 18-month interim suspension pending appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS review panel found that operating department practitioner Graeme J Crew remained impaired after misconduct involving dishonesty and professional-registration breaches. Because he had not engaged or provided evidence of insight or remediation, it struck him off from 6 December 2023.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Parkash Singh Photay. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 07 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Photay'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.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Rahul Gupta. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 7 November 2023 the Professional Committee made an order to erase Mr Gupta from the register and ordered that his registration be suspended immediately. On 04 December 2023 Mr Gupta appealed against the decision. The High Court dismissed Mr Gupta's appeal on 20 November 2024. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for David Harvie-Austin. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 30 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Harvie-Austin 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 ServiceDental nurse
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for Charlene Anne Avison. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 27 October 2023 the Health Committee suspended Ms Avison's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Amandeep Goma. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 25 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Goma 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 ServiceDental nurse
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Rachael Louise Roberts. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 24 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Roberts's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Laura Elizabeth Rogers. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 19 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Rogers 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 ServiceDental nurse
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Nita Patel. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 20 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Patel's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Megan Victoria Zandona. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 19 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Zandona's registration indefinitely. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental technician
Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Francis Malachy Cullen. It confirmed an indefinite suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 18 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee directed that Mr Cullen's registration remain indefinitely suspended. Mr Cullen has been indefinitely suspended since 14 February 2019. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.