Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing
Paramedic ordered struck off over assault and threats to colleagues
Lee Northcott's panel found serious misconduct, no demonstrated insight or remediation, and a high risk of repetition.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 3 July 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
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Concerning Lee Northcott, paramedic (Health and Care Professions Council PA12300).
Decision date: 3 July 2026 · Hearing started 1 July 2026 and ended 3 July 2026
In plain English
Paramedic Lee Northcott was ordered struck off after the panel found that he assaulted a colleague and sent threatening and abusive communications to colleagues. It found serious misconduct and continuing impairment, with no demonstrated insight or remediation and a high risk of repetition. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period before the striking-off order takes effect.
Charges
Assaulting a colleague who was an emergency worker, resulting in a guilty plea in July 2023, and threatening and abusive calls and messages to colleagues, including a work group chat.
Findings
The panel found all particulars proved and to constitute serious misconduct individually and collectively. It found impairment on both personal and public components, with no demonstrated insight, remorse, apology or remediation and a high repetition risk. It ordered striking off, with a separate interim suspension to cover the appeal period for a maximum of 18 months. The six-month criminal conditional discharge is distinct from the regulatory sanction.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Aggravating factors
Repetition of concerns/pattern of unacceptable behaviour Lack of insight, remorse, or apology Lack of remediation Service user harm/potential service user harm
Source
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