Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
MPTS tribunal revokes Dr Samuel Johnson's suspension over dishonesty, finding no impairment
A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service review has revoked the suspension of Dr Samuel Johnson, finding his fitness to practise no longer impaired. He was suspended in 2025 for dishonestly submitting a false training assessment in a colleague's name and impersonating them to avoid detection.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 28 May 2026 · Updated 8 July 2026
No impairment found
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The regulator considered the case and found that the practitioner's fitness to practise was not currently impaired. No restrictions are imposed.
Concerning Samuel Johnson, doctor (General Medical Council 7427078).
Decision date: 28 May 2026 · Hearing started 28 May 2026
In plain English
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.
Charges
This was a review of a 12-month suspension imposed by the 2025 Tribunal for misconduct. That Tribunal found proved, and Dr Johnson admitted, that following a seclusion review of a patient in November 2022 he set up an email address in the name of a colleague, Dr A, and created a login profile on Portfolio Online in Dr A's name. On 15 November 2022 he submitted a false workplace-based assessment giving the impression it had been completed and led by Dr A, which was not the case. He then contacted Portfolio Online impersonating Dr A to remove the email address and avoid detection, and produced a reflective document he knew contained false information. His actions were found to be dishonest and to amount to serious misconduct, breaching the fundamental tenet of honesty and integrity.
Findings
At this review hearing, the Tribunal assessed whether Dr Johnson's fitness to practise remained impaired. It considered his oral evidence, a further reflective statement, CPD and testimonials. The Tribunal was satisfied that Dr Johnson had developed full insight into the impact of his dishonesty on colleagues, patients and the profession, had actively remediated through CPD and reflection, and had put protective measures in place. It noted there had been no repeat of the behaviour and no further concerns, and determined that the level of risk had decreased to negligible. The Tribunal concluded that there was no current or ongoing risk to public protection requiring restrictive action, and that the period of suspension already served had maintained public confidence and upheld professional standards. It determined that Dr Johnson's fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of misconduct and revoked the suspension order with immediate effect.
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