Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
HCPTS orders Gary J Denby's removal following suspension review
The HCPTS panel found continuing impairment and ordered Gary J Denby to be struck off when his existing suspension expires on 27 September 2026.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 30 July 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
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Concerning Gary J Denby, chiropodist / podiatrist (Health and Care Professions Council CH22024).
Decision date: 30 July 2026 · Hearing started 30 July 2026
In plain English
The HCPTS panel ordered chiropodist/podiatrist Gary J Denby to be struck off from 27 September 2026 following a suspension review. Earlier findings concerned professional communication, face-mask precautions and unjustified dietary advice. The panel found continuing impairment and no evidence of insight or remediation. It concluded that further suspension to explore voluntary removal would be ineffective and that removal was proportionate.
Charges
The review followed misconduct findings involving communication with a young service user, face-mask precautions and dietary advice that was not clinically justified. The original panel had imposed a six-month suspension.
Findings
The review panel found continuing impairment on personal and public grounds, with no evidence of developed insight or remediation and a high risk of repetition. It rejected the regulator's proposal for a short suspension to explore voluntary removal, concluding that this would be ineffective. It ordered striking off on expiry of the existing order, effective 27 September 2026.
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