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Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing

HCPTS panel extends Charles Jimingo's suspension for six months

The reviewing panel found developing insight but continuing impairment and a risk of repetition after earlier findings of boundary breaches and dishonesty.

MedicWatch editorial · Published 25 July 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026

Suspension (suspended from practice) — 6 months

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Concerning Charles K Jimingo, occupational therapist (Health and Care Professions Council OT82137).

Decision date: 25 July 2025 · Hearing started 25 July 2025

In plain English

The HCPTS panel found that occupational therapist Charles Jimingo remained impaired following findings of sexually motivated boundary breaches and dishonesty. Although he had undertaken training and shown developing insight, he had not fully addressed the impact of his conduct or the dishonesty finding. The panel extended his suspension for six months.

Charges

The substantive panel had found that Mr Jimingo failed to maintain professional boundaries with two female colleagues, including inappropriate comments and physical proximity, and fabricated an account of a ring incident. The conduct was found to be sexually motivated and dishonest. This hearing reviewed his existing nine-month suspension order.

Findings

The reviewing panel found some developing insight and relevant training, but said Mr Jimingo had not fully understood the seriousness and impact of the boundary breaches and had shown no insight into the dishonesty finding. It found a continuing risk of repetition and impairment on both the personal and public components, while considering the failings potentially remediable.

Source

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