Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Suspended from practice — 10 months
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 Patrick Hart, doctor (General Medical Council 7081937).
Decision date: 20 October 2025 · Hearing started 13 October 2025 and ended 20 October 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, conviction / caution case for Patrick Hart. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 10-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 1. Dr Hart qualified in 2010 and at the time of the events Dr Hart was practising as a GP at Bridge View Medical Practice, Bristol. 2.
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a misconduct, conviction / caution case for Patrick Hart. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal imposed a 10-month suspension.
Source
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