Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
Suspended indefinitely
The regulator’s term: indefinite suspension
What does “suspended indefinitely” mean?
An indefinite suspension is a pause on the right to practise with no fixed end date. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession until the regulator reviews the case and decides the suspension can be lifted. Indefinite suspensions are imposed in the most serious cases, often where a fixed period would not adequately protect the public.
Concerning Monika Matko, doctor (General Medical Council 7312162).
Decision date: 29 August 2025 · Hearing started 29 August 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a english language case for Monika Matko. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed an indefinite suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 1. Dr Matko qualified in 2003 from the University of Szeged Medical and Medicine Sciences Centre in Hungary. She moved to the UK and gained full GMC registration in 2012, specialising in Infectious Diseases. 2. Concerns about Dr Matko’s knowledge of the English language were initially raised to the GMC on 16 May 2019, from Dr A, Executive Medical Director/Responsible Officer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (‘the Trust’). 3. On 17 September 2019, Dr Matko was directed, by the GMC, to undergo an assessment of her knowledge of the English language using either the academic version of the International English Language Testing System (‘IELTS’) or the medicine version of the Occupational English Test (‘OET’). 4. Dr Matko’s OET results from 7 December 2019 showed that she had achieved a B in the category of Speaking and a C in the categories of Listening, Reading and Writing. The scoring criteria requires applicants to achieve a B across all four criteria. The 2021 Tribunal 5. Dr Matko’s case was first considered by a Medical Practitioners Tribunal hearing held between 10 and 11 February 2021. Dr Matko was neither present nor represented at the hearing. The 2021 Tribunal had regard to the OET results, noting that Dr Matko achieved scores well below the required minimum standard in three out of the four categories. As Dr Matko failed to meet the minimum acceptable standard when taking the OET, the 2021 Tribunal determined that her fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a six month order of suspension. The 2021 Review on Papers (‘RoP’) 6. Dr Matko and the GMC agreed that the first review hearing should be considered on the papers in accordance with Rule 21B of Rules. The LQC took into account that following the 2021 Tribunal hearing, Dr...
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a english language case for Monika Matko. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal imposed an indefinite suspension.
Source
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