General Pharmaceutical Council determination — restoration hearing
GPhC approved Sanjeev Patel's restoration without practice conditions in 2024
The committee found genuine insight, substantial remediation and a very low risk of repetition. It approved restoration to the pharmacists' register, subject to payment of the required fee.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 29 November 2024 · Updated 22 September 2026
Restoration granted (restored to the register)
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What does “restored to the register” mean?
A practitioner who had been struck off applied for restoration to the register and the application was granted.
Concerning Sanjeev Patel, pharmacist (General Pharmaceutical Council 2045156).
Decision date: 29 November 2024 · Hearing started 29 November 2024
In plain English
The GPhC committee approved Sanjeev Patel's return to the pharmacists' register on 29 November 2024, following removal in 2013 for dishonest use of invalid prescriptions. It found genuine insight, substantial remediation and a very low risk of repetition, and concluded that restoration would not undermine public confidence. It imposed no practice conditions; restoration was subject to payment of the required fee.
Charges
This application sought restoration following removal in April 2013 for sustained dishonest use of invalid prescriptions to obtain restricted supplies of cancer medicines for commercial gain. It was not a new misconduct hearing.
Findings
The committee found that Mr Patel had demonstrated in-depth, genuine reflection, substantial remediation and a very low risk of repetition. It accepted that his clinical knowledge and planned return to practice were sufficient, and concluded that restoration would not undermine public confidence. It approved restoration as a pharmacist without practice conditions, subject to payment of the required fee.
Source
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