Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing
HCPTS panel suspended radiographer James Fort for four months
The panel found repeated dishonest timesheet and expense claims, misconduct and current impairment, and directed a four-month suspension with review.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 23 October 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026
Suspension (suspended from practice) — 4 months
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Concerning James Fort, radiographer (Health and Care Professions Council RA63861).
Decision date: 23 October 2025 · Hearing started 20 October 2025 and ended 23 October 2025
In plain English
The HCPTS panel found that James Fort repeatedly submitted inaccurate timesheets and expense claims for personal gain, and that his conduct was dishonest and amounted to misconduct. It found his fitness to practise impaired on personal and public-interest grounds, though it identified no current risk of harm to the public. The panel imposed a four-month suspension order, with a review before expiry.
Charges
The allegation concerned inaccurate timesheets and misappropriation of employer funds between May 2022 and January 2023 through cancelled hotel bookings, mileage and travel-time claims, and meal claims, together with dishonesty and misconduct.
Findings
The panel found all particulars proved on James Fort's admissions, including dishonesty. It found misconduct and current impairment on both the personal and public components, while finding no current risk of harm to members of the public. It imposed a four-month suspension order, to be reviewed before expiry.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
previous good character and positive testimonials; early admissions; genuine remorse and apology; a degree of remediation including repaying the debt owed to his previous employer; no repetition in over 32 months despite continuing to work away from home; no risk of harm to members of the public; and personal circumstances, in particular financial pressure and the associated impact on his family.
Aggravating factors
a breach of his employer's trust; a pattern of behaviour that continued over a number of months; considerable personal financial gain; and cessation only after detection by a colleague.
Source
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