Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Erasure (struck off the register)
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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 Paul Scott, doctor (General Medical Council 3340392).
Decision date: 19 June 2025 · Hearing started 19 June 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Paul Scott. 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: 2. Dr Scott qualified from the University of Edinburgh in 1989. He worked as a locum for a period before undertaking a law degree between 1991 and 1993. Dr Scott worked with the Scottish Office on the Special Projects Team. While working for the Scottish Office, he worked one day a week in a training post in anaesthetics at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. After working at the Scottish Office for a year, Dr Scott decided to become a GP. 3. Dr Scott completed his GP vocational training and qualified as a GP in 1999. He then worked in Shetland as a salaried GP before becoming a partner at the Brae Health Centre (‘Brae’). From 2008 Dr Scott undertook medical examinations for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). He undertook examinations for Oil & Gas UK between 2015 and 2019. 4.
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a misconduct case for Paul Scott. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal directed erasure from the medical register.
Source
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