Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
Suspended from practice
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 Thangavelu Senthil Kumar, doctor (General Medical Council 5198183).
Decision date: 14 May 2025 · Hearing started 14 May 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Thangavelu Senthil Kumar. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 8-week suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: to Dr Senthil Kumar’s case, which was first considered by a Fitness to Practise Medical Practitioners Tribunal between 15 April and 8 May 2024 (‘the Tribunal’). Background Record of Determinations Medical Practitioners Tribunal Review on Papers MPT: Dr SENTHIL KUMAR 2 2. Dr Senthil Kumar qualified as a doctor in 1996 at Annamalai University, India and has been a General Practitioner registered with the GMC since 2008, working in a number of clinical roles prior to the events which led to the Tribunal hearing. At the time
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a misconduct case for Thangavelu Senthil Kumar. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal imposed a 8-week suspension.
Source
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