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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's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mrs Erive's fitness to practise remained impaired at a review of her conditions of practice order. She had not engaged with the NMC or shown any compliance, remediation or insight since misconduct found proved in relation to a resident's care and medication practice in 2022. The panel directed that her name be struck off the register, effective 8 July 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Miss Howells for 18 months. The conditions require supervision when she administers medication or provides palliative care, and a personal development plan covering lymphoedema and cellulitis management, record keeping and medicines administration. The order is a precaution while the NMC's Case Examiners decide whether there is a case to answer; no findings have yet been made.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Andrew Neil Hopper's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his criminal conviction. In September 2025 he was convicted at Truro Crown Court of two counts of fraud by false representation, over insurance claims worth more than £460,000, and three counts of possession of extreme pornographic images, and was sentenced to 32 months in prison. The tribunal found he had shown no meaningful insight and erased his name from the medical register.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Simon Moran's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct. His case concerned dishonesty: before retiring he had used a colleague's prescription pads to prescribe medication to himself and a close relative. At this second review the tribunal noted he had not engaged with the regulator or shown any insight or remediation across two previous hearings, and decided to erase his name from the medical register.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 29 May 2026 that the interim suspension on dentist Mohammed Abu Shahed's registration should continue for the remainder of a High Court extension order. The suspension was first imposed in July 2023 for 15 months and has twice been extended by the High Court, most recently in October 2025. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 29 May 2026 that the interim conditions on dentist Jaume Escoda Francoli's registration should continue for the remainder of the 15-month order, which was originally imposed in December 2025. The conditions are listed on his GDC register entry and the order will be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental therapist
Appeal allowed(appeal succeeded)
Areeg Baderalden Salih Abdalla
The GDC's Registration Appeals Committee decided on 29 May 2026 to allow Areeg Baderalden Salih Abdalla's appeal against the Registrar's decision to refuse her registration as a dental therapist. The committee was satisfied that she has the requisite knowledge and skill for registration, based on her dentistry qualification and around 12 years' experience in Sudan. Her case was remitted to the Registrar to assess the remaining registration requirements, including identity, English, character and health.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 29 May 2026 to vary and continue the interim conditions on dentist Aisha Shafi's registration for the remainder of the 12-month order. The conditions are listed on her GDC register entry and the order will be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 29 May 2026 that the interim conditions on dentist Jamshaid Mansoor's registration should continue for the remainder of a 12-month High Court order. The conditions were first imposed in December 2022 for 15 months and the High Court has extended the order three times, most recently in March 2026. The order will be reviewed in three months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)
The NMC agreed to remove nurse Sylvia Elizabeth Hughes from its register at her own request on 29 May 2026. Allegations about her management of a care home and attending work smelling of alcohol had not been proved by any committee. An Assistant Registrar decided the public interest was best served by agreeing the removal, as Ms Hughes no longer intends to work as a registered nurse.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
No impairment found
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Johnson's fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of misconduct. At this review hearing it considered a 12-month suspension imposed in 2025 for dishonesty, after he created a false workplace-based assessment in a colleague's name and impersonated that colleague to avoid detection. The tribunal was satisfied he had developed full insight, remediated through CPD and reflection, and posed a negligible risk of repetition. It concluded the suspension already served had upheld public confidence and revoked the order with immediate effect.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 28 May 2026 that the interim conditions on dentist Waqas Sikander's registration should continue for the remainder of a 12-month High Court extension. The conditions were first imposed in September 2022 for 15 months and the High Court has extended the order three times, most recently in October 2025. The order will be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 28 May 2026 that the interim suspension on dental nurse Imran Ali Shah's registration should continue for the remainder of the 18-month order, which was first imposed in January 2025. The order is due to expire on 15 July 2026 and the GDC will apply to the High Court for an extension.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 28 May 2026 that the interim conditions on dentist Marcus Edwin Spry's registration should continue for the remainder of a High Court extension order. The conditions were first imposed in January 2024 for 15 months and the High Court has extended the order twice, most recently in March 2026. The order will be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 28 May 2026 to continue the conditions on the registration of dentist Laurentiu Marinas for the remainder of an 18-month interim order, originally imposed on 23 December 2025. The order will be reviewed again in six months. The conditions are listed on Mr Marinas' entry on the GDC register.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 28 May 2026 to continue the conditions on the registration of dentist Ariyan Sadeghzadeh-Araghi for the remainder of a High Court extension order. The interim order was first imposed on 5 May 2023 for 18 months and was extended by the High Court in November 2024 and again in October 2025, each time for 12 months. The conditions are listed on his GDC register entry.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review on 28 May 2026 to continue the interim suspension of dentist Ioannis Kotsomytis's registration. The suspension was first imposed on 9 October 2024 for 18 months, and the High Court extended it for 12 months on 26 March 2026. The committee continued the order for the remainder of that extension, with a further review within six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Simon Mudepu, a mental health nurse from North Yorkshire, engaged in sexually motivated conduct and harassment towards two junior female colleagues between February and July 2024, including unwanted physical contact and comments. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired and made a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order to cover any appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that nurse Faith Chareka's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of her conviction for fraud by abuse of position. While a senior sister in an emergency department, she added 50 shifts she did not work to the electronic roster over two years, gaining £19,575 and 540 hours of time off in lieu. The panel made a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension covering the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on nurse Mary Adwoa Tekyiwa Eghan at a hearing on 28 May 2026. The conditions include supervision requirements, particularly around medication administration, and restrict her to a single substantive employer. No findings have been made against her: the NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on nurse Nicola Maria Gott at a hearing on 28 May 2026. The conditions require supervised practice in medication management and administration and prevent her acting as the nurse in charge. No findings have been made against her: the NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on mental health nurse Keith Matope at a hearing on 28 May 2026. No findings have been made against him: the NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee reviewed the interim conditions of practice order on nurse Margaret Flint and decided to replace it with an interim suspension order at a hearing on 28 May 2026. No findings have been made against her: the NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
Ibukunola Oyekunle Omoniyi Fisher
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Ibukunola Oyekunle Omoniyi Fisher, an adult nurse from Northampton, dishonestly produced three falsified sick notes while employed by Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and worked agency nursing shifts while receiving sick pay she knew she was not entitled to. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and made a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension covering any appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
No impairment found
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided that Abiodun Folasade Adejumo's fitness to practise is no longer impaired. At a review hearing on 28 May 2026, the panel found she had developed significant insight, completed relevant training and practised safely for four years, making the risk of repetition extremely low. Her conditions of practice order, imposed in 2022 over management failings at a care agency, will lapse when it expires on 10 July 2026.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
No impairment found
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Anigala's fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of misconduct. At this review hearing it considered a suspension imposed after he dishonestly claimed to have contacted a neurosurgery team about a patient, and made a false retrospective note, following the patient's discharge and later death. The tribunal was satisfied he had completed targeted remediation, including on record keeping, developed his insight and posed a negligible risk of repetition. It concluded he was no longer impaired and directed that his existing suspension run until it expired.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 27 May 2026 to continue the interim conditions on dentist Marius McGovern's registration for the remainder of an 18-month order first imposed on 30 January 2025. The order is due to expire on 29 July 2026, and the GDC said it will apply to the High Court for an extension. His registration is subject to sanctions under two separate cases.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 27 May 2026 to continue the interim suspension of dentist Stephen Gary Lodge's registration for the remainder of an 18-month order first imposed from 21 July 2025. The committee said the order will be reviewed again within six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
Abraham Mohamed Kinnie McCarthy
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 27 May 2026 to continue the interim conditions on dentist Abraham Mohamed Kinnie McCarthy's registration for the remainder of an 18-month order first imposed from 4 July 2025. The committee said the order will be reviewed again within six months, and the conditions are listed on his register entry.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee imposed interim conditions on dentist Jignasha Dilipkumar Patel's registration on 27 May 2026 for a period of 18 months. The committee said the order will be reviewed within six months. The published outcome summary does not record findings of fact, and the charges have not been adjudicated at this stage.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 27 May 2026 to continue the interim suspension of dental nurse Louise Sarah Whittaker's registration. The suspension was first imposed on 19 July 2023 for 15 months, and the High Court extended it for 12 months in September 2024 and for a further 12 months in October 2025. The committee continued the order for the remainder of that extension, with a further review within three months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 27 May 2026 to continue the interim suspension of dentist Andrew James Caldeira's registration for the remainder of an 18-month order first imposed from 30 December 2025. The committee said the order will be reviewed again within six months, and noted that Mr Caldeira is currently subject to two different restrictions.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Warning(formally warned)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that nurse Recley Wallace Costelo accessed a patient's clinical records without clinical justification to obtain her phone number, then sent her two text messages from his personal mobile, breaching her confidentiality. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds only and imposed a two-year caution order. An allegation of sexual motivation was found not proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Warning(formally warned)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that nurse Jennifer Beedie struck a patient across the face with the back of her hand while attending an emergency call at HMP Ranby prison in September 2023. The panel rejected her account that she acted in self-defence, found her fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds alone, and imposed a one-year caution order, noting the incident was isolated in an otherwise unblemished career.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that John Andrew Charters, a mental health and adult nurse from Inverness, was convicted in April 2024 of assaulting two care home residents, in 2014 and 2022. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired, decided a striking-off order was the only sufficient sanction, and directed that he be struck off the register, with an 18-month interim suspension covering the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Sean Fergus McMullan, an adult nurse from Mid and East Antrim, breached professional boundaries by sending sexually motivated messages to a patient on Grindr, failed to disclose a conflict of interest when triaging him, and dishonestly told his employer's investigation that the patient or someone else had sent the messages. The panel suspended him for 12 months, with an 18-month interim suspension covering the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Asha Bitita, an adult nurse working at a care home in Oxfordshire, dishonestly told her employer she had called 999 after finding a resident unresponsive in March 2022, when call records showed no 999 call was made. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds and suspended her for 12 months, noting the dishonesty was an isolated incident.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Sandra Mohamed's fitness to practise remained impaired by misconduct and lack of competence, relating to medication administration errors and failed drug competency assessments in 2019. At a review hearing on 27 May 2026, the panel replaced her suspension order with a striking-off order, noting she had disengaged from the NMC and had not shown insight or strengthened practice.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on midwife Aswathi Surendra Babu at a hearing on 27 May 2026. No findings have been made against her: the NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on midwife Katrina Cotterrall at a hearing on 27 May 2026. The conditions restrict her to one substantive employer with supervision and regular reporting. No findings have been made against her: the NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. The order will be reviewed within six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on nurse Mark Mitchell at a hearing on 27 May 2026. No findings have been made against him: the NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations. The order will be reviewed within six months and every six months thereafter.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Mendiguren's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct and a criminal conviction. At this review hearing, held in his absence, he provided no evidence and had not engaged with the regulator or shown any insight or remediation. His registration had been suspended in 2025 in connection with a drink-driving conviction and attending work under the influence of alcohol. The tribunal assessed the risk to the public as high and imposed a further 12-month suspension, directing another review.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 26 May 2026 to vary and continue the interim conditions on dentist Francesco Candeliere's registration. The conditions were first imposed on 17 February 2025 for 14 months, and the High Court extended the order for 12 months on 17 March 2026. The committee continued the order for the remainder of that extension, with a further review within three months.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Appeal dismissed(appeal against removal dismissed)
The GDC's Registration Appeals Committee decided that Adriana Coruga, a registered dental nurse, had not shown she has the knowledge and skill needed to register as a dental therapist or dental hygienist. The Committee noted limited evidence of recent clinical practice since she qualified in Italy in 2022, and dismissed her appeal against the Registrar's refusal of registration on 26 May 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Arlan Vicente's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and imposed a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order. The hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19 of the Fitness to Practise Rules, so the details of the charges and findings are not in the public record. The published record confirms that some charges were found proved and others not proved.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on Colette Maria Caldwell, a registered nurse in Northern Ireland, at a hearing on 26 May 2026 held in private. The conditions require her to work only for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and attend monthly supervision meetings. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the order will be reviewed at least every six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on Vida Lucy Jankaitey, a registered adult nurse based in Brent, at a hearing on 26 May 2026. The conditions restrict her to a single employer and require supervision when administering medication, with fortnightly meetings covering medication management and escalating deteriorating patients. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and the order will be reviewed at least every six months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on Richard Edward Smith, a registered adult nurse based in Newport, at a hearing on 26 May 2026. The order suspends him from practice while it remains in place. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer, and a panel will review the order within six months and every six months thereafter.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ghias's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of a criminal conviction and misconduct. In 2025 he was convicted and fined for assaulting a 14-year-old boy during a street altercation, and he failed to notify the GMC of the charge and conviction without delay. The tribunal accepted his insight and remediation were genuine, that the incident was out of character and that the risk of repetition was low, but concluded a sanction was needed to maintain public confidence. It suspended his registration for one month, with no review required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee continued the interim suspension of dentist Arash Naseri's registration at a review hearing on 22 May 2026. The suspension remains in place for the remainder of the 18-month interim order, which was originally imposed on 9 December 2025. The Committee will review the order again in six months. No findings about the underlying allegations were published.