Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
HCPTS strikes Sreenithi Sudhakar off after prolonged suspension
The physiotherapist did not address clinical competence failings and said she had changed career permanently.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 12 January 2024 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Sreenithi Sudhakar, physiotherapist (Health and Care Professions Council PH115700).
Decision date: 12 January 2024 · Hearing started 12 January 2024
In plain English
The HCPTS panel struck physiotherapist Sreenithi Sudhakar off after more than two years of suspension for competence failings. She had not shown insight, remediation or meaningful engagement and repeatedly said she had left the profession. The panel concluded that she was unlikely to address the deficiencies and that further suspension would serve no purpose.
Charges
Ms Sudhakar lacked adequate clinical reasoning and failed to provide necessary care to a desaturating patient, including incorrectly setting equipment, failing to distinguish alarms and failing to recognise or correct the lack of oxygen.
Findings
The review found that Ms Sudhakar remained impaired because she had shown no meaningful insight, remediation or engagement after more than two years of suspension. She repeatedly said that she had changed career and would not return to physiotherapy. The panel concluded that further suspension served no purpose and ordered striking off.
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