Health and Care Professions Council determination — investigation committee
HCPTS removes Paul George after incorrect register entry finding
An Investigating Committee directed the removal of an operating department practitioner whose register entry was found to have been incorrectly made.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 11 September 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026
Erasure (struck off the register)
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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 Paul George, operating department practitioner (Health and Care Professions Council ODP041935).
Decision date: 11 September 2025 · Hearing started 10 September 2025 and ended 11 September 2025
In plain English
The HCPTS Investigating Committee found no fraud but concluded that Paul George's HCPC register entry had been incorrectly made after he declared English as his first language. It directed his removal from the register because he had not demonstrated the required English proficiency.
Charges
The allegation was that Paul George's entry on the HCPC register had been fraudulently procured or incorrectly made because his application declared English to be his first language.
Findings
The Investigating Committee did not find that Paul George had acted fraudulently, but found that his register entry had been incorrectly made. His later English-language test score was below the HCPC standard and the entry could not be corrected as a minor register error, so the panel directed his removal from the register.
Source
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