Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
Erasure (struck off the register)
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What does “struck off the register” mean?
The regulator directed removal from the register in this decision. The decision explains when the direction takes effect and any appeal provisions. Check the official register for the practitioner's current registration status.
Concerning Anthony Dixon, doctor (General Medical Council 2805726).
Decision date: 6 August 2025 · Hearing started 16 June 2025 and ended 6 August 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Anthony Dixon. 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.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 1. Mr Dixon’s last appointment was as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Frenchay Hospital, appointed in May 1996. Mr Dixon obtained his MBBS in 1983, and he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in 1987. He was awarded FRCS Eng ad eundem in 2012. Mr Dixon was an Honorary Reader in Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery at the University of Bristol. He was a member of council for his subspecialty professional association (ACPGBI) 2008-16 and was founder and elected inaugural Chairman of the Pelvic Floor Society from 2013 to 2016. 2. The matters which have led to
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a misconduct case for Anthony Dixon. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal directed erasure from the medical register.
Source
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