Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Suspended from practice — 9 months
The regulator’s term: suspension
What does “suspended from practice” mean?
A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.
Concerning Mark Mackenzie, doctor (General Medical Council 6046440).
Decision date: 1 October 2025 · Hearing started 1 October 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a determination of another regulator case for Mark Mackenzie. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 9-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 2. Dr Mackenzie qualified as a doctor in 1993 from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and practised there as a GP from 1995 until 2002. 3. In 2018, he registered as a GP in Australia, having become a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of GPs in 2010. He then worked as a GP in Australia in 3 different surgeries (known in this determination as Practice A, Practice B, and Practice C,) up until March 2021. 4. On 7 April 2021, Dr Mackenzie was suspended by the Medical Board of Australia (‘the Board’) pending an investigation by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (‘Ahpra’) into his conduct at Practice A. Later, concerns were raised about his clinical practise at Practice C. 5. Dr Mackenzie returned to the UK on 26 May 2021 but did not continue his work with the NHS while the Australia investigation and proceedings were underway. 6. On 2 July 2024, the Board found that Dr Mackenzie had engaged in professional misconduct, - as defined in s5 of the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (Qld) as implemented by the Health Practitioner Regulation Application Act 2024 (WA). As a result, Dr Mackenzie was reprimanded by the Board, and his registration was cancelled. He was also disqualified from reapplying for registration for a period of 12 months and ordered to pay a sum of $15,000 towards the Board’s costs. 7. The GMC first became aware of the investigation into Dr Mackenzie’s conduct and practise by an email dated May 2021 from Ahpra. It was later informed of the outcome on 5 July 2024 and sent a link to the Board’s determination document. 8. The detail of the professional misconduct found against Dr Mackenzie is set out below under the heading ‘Facts of the Professional Misconduct.’ Record of Determinations – Medical...
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a determination of another regulator case for Mark Mackenzie. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal imposed a 9-month suspension.
Source
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