Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing
HCPTS orders Mamady Konate struck off over operating-theatre misconduct
The HCPTS panel found that sexual activity at work compromised a sterile operating theatre. It found misconduct and impairment; lack of consent was not charged or determined.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 29 May 2026 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Mamady Konate, operating department practitioner (Health and Care Professions Council ODP040434).
Decision date: 29 May 2026 · Hearing started 26 May 2026 and ended 29 May 2026
In plain English
The HCPTS panel ordered Mamady Konate to be struck off after finding that he engaged in sexual activity with a colleague in an operating theatre during working hours. It found a risk of patient harm from compromising the sterile area, limited insight and no demonstrated remediation. No actual patient harm was established. Lack of consent was not charged or determined. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period and any appeal for up to 18 months.
Charges
The allegation concerned sexual activity with a colleague in an operating theatre during working hours on 30 June 2023.
Findings
The panel proved both particulars and found serious misconduct and impairment on personal and public grounds. It found that the activity compromised the sterile area and created a risk of cross-infection, but there was no evidence of actual patient harm. Lack of consent was not charged or determined. The panel found limited insight, no demonstrated remediation and a high risk of repetition. It ordered striking off, with a separate interim suspension covering the appeal period and any appeal for a maximum of 18 months.
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