Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Suspended from practice — 1 year
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 John Henderson, doctor (General Medical Council 6157429).
Decision date: 8 August 2025 · Hearing started 4 August 2025 and ended 8 August 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for John Henderson. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 5. Dr Henderson qualified in 2007. Prior to the events which are the subject of the hearing Dr Henderson worked as a locum and out of hours GP. At the time of the events Dr Henderson was practising as an out of hours GP at NHS Lanarkshire. 6. In summary,
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for John Henderson. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal imposed a 12-month suspension.
Source
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