Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
MPTS review finds Dr Anthony Shonde no longer impaired, revokes opioid-prescribing suspension
A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service review panel has found that Dr Anthony Shonde is no longer impaired and revoked his nine-month suspension, after a 2025 tribunal found he issued more than 1,000 prescriptions, mostly opioids, through an online pharmacy without adequate assessment.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 15 May 2026 · Updated 8 July 2026
No impairment found
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The regulator considered the case and found that the practitioner's fitness to practise was not currently impaired. No restrictions are imposed.
Concerning Anthony Shonde, doctor (General Medical Council 4199542).
Decision date: 15 May 2026 · Hearing started 15 May 2026
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Anthony Shonde's fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of misconduct. In 2025 a tribunal found he had issued over 1,000 prescriptions, mostly for opioids, through an online pharmacy without adequate clinical assessment, and suspended his registration for nine months. At this review, the tribunal decided he had developed full insight, remediated his practice and maintained his clinical skills, and revoked the suspension with immediate effect.
Charges
The underlying case concerned Dr Shonde's work as a prescriber and clinical lead for an online pharmacy, Letter Box Meds. A 2025 Tribunal found that between February and April 2020 he issued over 1,000 prescriptions, the majority opioid-related, without taking an adequate clinical history, and that he inappropriately prescribed medicines including opioids to eight named patients without ensuring in-person examination, reviewing medical records or recognising red flags for potential vulnerability. The 2025 Tribunal found this represented a serious departure from Good Medical Practice amounting to misconduct that put patients at risk.
Findings
At this first review hearing the Tribunal found that Dr Shonde had developed significant further insight into his prescribing failings and had fully remediated his actions through extensive CPD, structured reflection, a personal development plan and a positive appraisal confirming all domains of Good Medical Practice were satisfied. It was satisfied he had maintained his clinical skills and knowledge during the suspension and that there was no risk of repetition. The Tribunal concluded that the nine-month suspension imposed in August 2025 was sufficient to maintain public confidence and uphold professional standards, determined that his fitness to practise is no longer impaired, and revoked the suspension order with immediate effect.
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