Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Struck off the register
The regulator’s term: erasure
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
Concerning David Cartland, doctor (General Medical Council 6166423).
Decision date: 26 June 2025 · Hearing started 11 June 2025 and ended 26 June 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for David Cartland. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and directed erasure from the medical register. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 3. Dr Cartland qualified in the UK in 2008 and has been on the GP register since 2014. He has previously worked in A&E, out of hours urgent primary care and in the provision of homeless outreach services. 4. At the time of the events Dr Cartland was practising as a GP. 5.
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a misconduct case for David Cartland. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal directed erasure from the medical register.
Source
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