Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
MPTS tribunal imposes 12-month conditions on Dr Kate Eve at review; not impaired by conviction
A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service review has placed Dr Kate Eve under a 12-month conditions of practice order. The tribunal found she was no longer impaired by a 2024 drink-driving conviction, for which she had been suspended, while other matters were heard in private.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 24 June 2026 · Updated 8 July 2026
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Concerning Kate Eve, doctor (General Medical Council 6074387).
Decision date: 24 June 2026 · Hearing started 24 June 2026
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eve's fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of her 2024 drink-driving conviction, for which her registration had previously been suspended. At this review hearing the tribunal was satisfied she had shown genuine insight, remediation and no risk of repetition on that matter. The case also concerned confidential matters heard in private, and the published record shows the overall outcome as a conditions of practice order for 12 months, with a further review directed.
Charges
This was a review hearing. The public strand of the case concerned a conviction: on 19 July 2024, at Leeds Magistrates' Court, Dr Eve was convicted of driving a motor vehicle in a public place on 3 July 2024 having consumed excess alcohol. She was sentenced to eight weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, ordered to undertake 100 hours of unpaid work, and disqualified from driving for 36 months. The matter came to the GMC's attention through Dr Eve's own self-referral on 5 August 2024. The case also concerned confidential matters heard in private under Rule 41; the substantive content of those matters is not in the public record.
Findings
At her original hearing in December 2025, Dr Eve admitted the allegation and her fitness to practise was found impaired by reason of her conviction; her registration was suspended for six months and a review was directed. At this review hearing, the Tribunal found that, in relation to the conviction, Dr Eve had reflected fully, demonstrated genuine insight and remorse, maintained her clinical knowledge and skills and put safeguards in place, and it concluded that her fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of her conviction. The published record records the overall outcome as a conditions of practice order for 12 months, with a further review hearing directed. The proceedings were held in private under Rule 41 and the substantive reasons relating to the confidential matters are not set out in the public record.
Source
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