HCPC 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 Gerald M Browne, physiotherapist (HCPC PH41117).
Decision date: 27 February 2026 · Hearing started 27 February 2026
In plain English
The HCPTS panel decided that Gerald M Browne should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
Charges
The HCPTS allegation section states: and the Notice of Conviction, however, relate to incident, or incidents, arising in August 2022.• The Registrant stated in his referral to the HCPC in February 2023 his intention to take early retirement in November 2023 when his pension provision came into effect. However, the Registrant has stated consistently that he holds others responsible for his inability to work. In particular he holds the HCPC partially responsible for this situation. The Panel has been informed that there is nothing that has restricted the Registrant’s ability to work during this HCPC process. 60. The Panel accepted the Legal Assessor’s guidance that it would be of assistance to it to identify mitigating and aggravating factors. In relation to mitigating factors the Panel identified that it could have given examples of those had the Registrant provided information in support. Most of those have been identified above under the Panel’s reasons for
Findings
The HCPTS page records a final hearing for Gerald M Browne by the Conduct and Competence Committee. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The allegation section states: and the Notice of Conviction, however, relate to incident, or incidents, arising in August 2022.• The Registrant stated in his referral to the HCPC in February 2023 his intention to take early retirement in November.... The order section states: comes into effect..
Source
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