Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Suspended from practice — 6 months
The regulator’s term: suspension
What does “suspended from practice” mean?
A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.
Concerning James Allison, doctor (General Medical Council 3329610).
Decision date: 15 May 2025 · Hearing started 12 May 2025 and ended 15 May 2025
This sanction period has elapsed.
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for James Allison. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 6-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 2. Dr Allison qualified in 1989 from the University of London. Upon qualifying, he worked in a hospital setting before moving to Australia. He returned to the UK in 1992 and completed his GP training in 1996 in Wales. He then worked as a locum GP, before joining the Castle Gate Medical Practice (‘the Practice’) as a partner in 1997, later becoming a senior GP Partner at the Practice. In 2022, Dr Allison retired from the partnership. He continued to undertake ad-hoc locum work at the Practice and at another local surgery until his retirement in March 2024. Since these events, Dr Allison no longer holds a licence to practise and has removed his name from the NHS Wales Performers List. 3. The background events which have given rise to this hearing are that on or around 8 June 2023, Dr Allison completed a Firearms Licensing Medical Information Proforma (‘the Form’) on behalf of Mr A, with statements which were untrue. This included confirming that he had access to Mr A’s full medical record when completing the Form and that he had placed a ‘firearms application made’ flag on Mr A’s record. Further, it is alleged that Dr Allison inappropriately used the Practice’s stamp on the form when he was not acting in the capacity of a GP at the Practice. 4. It is alleged that Dr Allison knew he had made untruthful statements when completing the Form. It is alleged that his actions were dishonest.
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a misconduct case for James Allison. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal imposed a 6-month suspension.
Source
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