Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Other outcome
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Concerning Azhari Ahmed, doctor (General Medical Council 5186569).
Decision date: 10 October 2025 · Hearing started 10 October 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a performance case for Azhari Ahmed. It recorded the decision on impairment as not recorded and recorded that non-compliance was not found. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 4. Dr Ahmed qualified (MBBS) in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1987. He obtained MRCPI whilst working in the Republic of Ireland in 2004. He obtained MRCPS from Glasgow in 2006. Dr Ahmed has worked predominantly in short term/locum posts throughout the United Kingdom (UK). 5. Between September and November 2021, the GMC received information from several different sources, raising concerns about Dr Ahmed’s clinical performance, timekeeping and communication with patients. Record of Determinations Medical Practitioners Tribunal MPT: Dr AHMED 3 6. On 21 January 2022, the GMC directed Dr Ahmed to undergo a performance assessment in accordance with Rule 7(3) and Schedule 1 of the Rules. Dr Ahmed was informed of this decision in a letter sent by post on 27 January 2022. The letter requested that Dr Ahmed submit the Assessment Portfolio by 23 February 2022. Following further correspondence to Dr Ahmed he responded on 4 March 2022, and informed that he was living in the Sudan. The deadline for the submission of Dr Ahmed’s Assessment Portfolio was extended to 15 March 2022. Three reminder emails were sent by the GMC to Dr Ahmed in March, April and May 2022 and an attempt was made to contact him via telephone. 7. On 9 June 2022, having received no response from Dr Ahmed, the GMC took the decision to refer the matter to a non-compliance Tribunal, which took place on 8 September 2022. The 2022 Tribunal 8. Dr Ahmed was not present or represented at the non-compliance hearing in September 2022. 9. The 2022 Tribunal considered whether Dr Ahmed had failed to comply with the direction to undergo a Performance Assessment. The 2022 Tribunal was satisfied that the GMC had properly notified Dr Ahmed of the requirement to undergo an assessment of his performance. Despite all reasonable efforts by the...
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a performance case for Azhari Ahmed. The detail page records impairment as not recorded and the tribunal recorded that non-compliance was not found.
Source
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