Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
Practising with restrictions — 1 year
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Concerning Sekela Mwambingu, doctor (General Medical Council 7014077).
Decision date: 15 January 2026 · Hearing started 15 January 2026
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sekela Mwambingu's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct at this review hearing. The original 2023 misconduct included inappropriate prescribing to patients she knew personally, allowing unauthorised staff to issue prescriptions, and making dishonest payment claims while suspended. The tribunal noted her progress and imposed a further 12-month period of conditions of practice with a review directed before expiry.
Charges
At the original 2023 hearing Dr Mwambingu was found to have: inappropriately issued prescriptions to four patients with whom she had a close personal relationship (July 2016 to February 2019); pre-signed prescription forms allowing staff unauthorised to issue prescriptions to do so in her absence (May 2017 to May 2019); failed to ensure timely referrals for multiple patients; failed to have an appropriate system for patient concerns about missed referrals; failed to generate clinical records on one or more occasions; and in 2019 made payment claims dishonestly while suspended from the medical performers list.
Findings
At this review hearing the Tribunal found that Dr Mwambingu's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct. The Tribunal found she had shown insight and complied with previous conditions, and determined that a further 12-month period of conditional registration was appropriate and proportionate. The hearing was heard partly in private. A review hearing was directed to take place before the conditions expire.
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