Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Suspension (suspended from practice) — 1 year
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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 Samuel Johnson, doctor (General Medical Council 7427078).
Decision date: 14 May 2025 · Hearing started 6 May 2025 and ended 14 May 2025
This sanction period has elapsed.
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Samuel Johnson. 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: 2. Dr Johnson qualified in 2013 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Degree (MB BS) from University College London. He achieved a Postgraduate Diploma in the History of Medicine from the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries (DHMSA) in 2011, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education for Medical Professionals (PGCME), awarded with merit from the University of Warwick in 2023. 3. Dr Johnson has been registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) since 2014 and obtained Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2018. He is approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1993 as amended) and is registered as an Approved Clinician with the section 12 approvals panel. 4. At the time of the events in question Dr Johnson was practising as a Specialist Trainee 5 (ST5) in forensic psychiatry, based at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Bethlem Royal Hospital (River House). 5. Dr Johnson is currently employed by Birmingham and Solihull NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. Record of Determinations – Medical Practitioners Tribunal MPT: Dr JOHNSON 3 6.
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a misconduct case for Samuel Johnson. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal imposed a 12-month suspension.
Source
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