Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing
HCPTS panel strikes off Sipho Nkanyezi after sexual assault conviction
An HCPTS panel struck off paramedic Sipho Nkanyezi after proving his sexual assault conviction and finding no evidence of remediation and a possible ongoing risk to colleagues.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 18 December 2023 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Sipho Nkanyezi, paramedic (Health and Care Professions Council PA40247).
Decision date: 18 December 2023 · Hearing started 18 December 2023
In plain English
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.
Charges
Sipho Nkanyezi was convicted at Chelmsford Crown Court on 10 December 2021 of sexual assault on a female. The HCPC alleged that his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of the conviction.
Findings
The panel proved Sipho Nkanyezi's sexual assault conviction from the certificate of conviction and found his fitness to practise impaired. It found no evidence of remediation or recognition of the serious impact of sexual misconduct, an ongoing risk to colleagues, and that the conviction was a gross breach of a colleague's trust. It ordered striking off.
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