Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing
Paramedic ordered struck off after sexual offence convictions
Gavin Boa's convictions concerned sexual conduct towards a colleague. The panel found limited insight and a high risk of repetition.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 17 July 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
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Concerning Gavin Boa, paramedic (Health and Care Professions Council PA057383).
Decision date: 17 July 2026 · Hearing started 16 July 2026 and ended 17 July 2026
In plain English
Paramedic Gavin Boa was ordered struck off after convictions for sexual offences towards a colleague. The panel found that his conduct caused harm and that limited insight and a lack of demonstrated remediation left a high risk of repetition. It found his fitness to practise impaired and imposed a separate interim suspension to cover the appeal period.
Charges
Convictions at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on 6 May 2025 for sexual offences involving unwanted sexual images and communications, exposure and sexual activity towards a colleague.
Findings
The panel found the convictions proved and fitness to practise impaired on both personal and public components. It found that the conduct towards a junior colleague persisted over seven months and caused emotional harm. Although he engaged through written submissions, the panel found limited insight, no demonstrated remediation and a high risk of repetition. It ordered striking off, taking effect after the appeal period or disposal of an appeal, with a separate interim suspension covering that period for up to 18 months.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Aggravating factors
the Registrant had breached the trust that is a fundamental aspect of working with colleagues; the Registrant’s convictions indicate a pattern of unacceptable behaviour in the workplace which persisted over seven months and escalated from showing videos with sexual content to masturbating and exposing his genitals to Colleague B; the Registrant lacks insight as to the impact of his conduct on Colleague B, his other colleagues, his profession and the wider public interest; the Registrant has not taken steps to demonstrate that he has remedied his convictions; harm was caused to Colleague B who was humiliated, distressed and embarrassed to the extent that she sought to move ambulance stations to avoid working with the Registrant.
Source
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