Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
Practising with restrictions — 1 year
The regulator’s term: conditions on practice
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Concerning Michael Goodwin, doctor (General Medical Council 4045526).
Decision date: 6 June 2025 · Hearing started 6 June 2025
This sanction period has elapsed.
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Michael Goodwin. It recorded the decision on impairment as not impaired (misconduct) impaired (xxx) and imposed conditions for 12 months. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: to Dr Goodwin’s case, which was first considered by a fitness to practise medical practitioners’ tribunal in June 2024. At that MPT hearing Dr Goodwin, a consultant anaesthetist, was found impaired by reason of misconduct XXX. He was suspended for 12 months. The misconduct related to inappropriately self-administering XXX in-between procedures and/or during procedures and being under the influence of the drug whilst working as a consultant anaesthetist on operating lists. Dr Goodwin also dishonestly entered inaccurate information on the controlled drugs register (CDR). Dr Goodwin admitted the entirety of
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a misconduct case for Michael Goodwin. The detail page records impairment as not impaired (misconduct) impaired (xxx) and the tribunal imposed conditions for 12 months.
Source
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