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HCPTS discontinues health allegation against Paul Winfield

Updated medical evidence did not establish a current health condition or a realistic prospect of proving impairment.

MedicWatch editorial · Published 10 September 2024 · Updated 23 September 2026

No impairment found

Data last checked: 23 September 2026Report a correction

What does “no impairment found” mean?

The regulator found no current impairment in this decision. Read the decision for its effect on any existing order and check the official register for the practitioner's current status.

Concerning Paul Winfield, paramedic (Health and Care Professions Council PA26753).

Decision date: 10 September 2024 · Hearing started 10 September 2024

In plain English

The HCPTS panel discontinued the health allegation against paramedic Paul Winfield in full. Updated GP evidence did not show a current health condition and indicated that the historical concerns had resolved. With no realistic prospect of proving current impairment, the panel found no public interest in continuing the case.

Charges

Mr Winfield's fitness to practise was alleged to be impaired by health conditions whose details were redacted from the public determination.

Findings

The panel accepted the HCPC's application to discontinue the allegation in full. Updated evidence from Mr Winfield's GP did not establish a current health condition and indicated that the historical concerns had resolved. The panel found no realistic prospect of proving the allegation and no public interest in continuing it.

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