Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
HCPTS strikes off Saint Joseph Ronaldo Austria
An early review found the biomedical scientist had compounded earlier dishonesty concerns by misleading an employer about his regulatory status.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 21 April 2026 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Saint Joseph Ronaldo Austria, biomedical scientist (Health and Care Professions Council BS48905).
Decision date: 21 April 2026 · Hearing started 21 April 2026
In plain English
The HCPTS panel struck Saint Joseph Ronaldo Austria off with immediate effect after an early review. It found that he had not remediated earlier dishonesty concerns and had compounded them by misleading an employer about his regulatory status while suspended. The panel revoked the suspension and replaced it with striking off.
Charges
The substantive allegations concerned falsified overtime timesheets, failures to notify the HCPC of adjusted duties and dismissal for gross misconduct, dishonesty and misconduct.
Findings
At an early review, the panel found that Saint Joseph Ronaldo Austria had not remediated the original dishonesty concerns and had compounded them by misleading an employer about his regulatory status. It revoked the suspension and ordered immediate striking off from 21 April 2026.
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