Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — restoration hearing
MPTS grants Dr Muhammad Ghafoor restoration after clinical and dishonesty remediation
The tribunal granted restoration following erasure in 2010. It found insight and remediation, a very low risk of repetition and no basis for concluding that restoration would undermine public confidence.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 4 September 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
Restoration granted (restored to the register)
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What does “restored to the register” mean?
A practitioner who had been struck off applied for restoration to the register and the application was granted.
Concerning Dr Muhammad Ghafoor, doctor (General Medical Council 4750770).
Decision date: 4 September 2026 · Hearing started 1 September 2026 and ended 3 September 2026
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Muhammad Ghafoor had developed insight and remediated the clinical failings and dishonesty that led to his erasure in 2010. It granted his restoration application after considering his continued medical work overseas, professional development and absence of repetition. The tribunal assessed the risk of repetition as very low and concluded that restoring him would not undermine public confidence or professional standards.
Charges
The tribunal considered a second restoration application following disciplinary erasure in 2010 for clinical failings and dishonesty. A restoration application heard in 2023 had been refused because insight into the dishonesty was not then fully developed.
Findings
The tribunal found full and meaningful insight into the clinical deficiencies and sufficient insight and remediation in relation to dishonesty. It considered continued medical practice overseas, relevant learning, testimonials and the absence of repetition over 16 years. It assessed the risk of repetition as very low and concluded that restoration would not undermine public confidence or professional standards. It directed that Dr Ghafoor's name be restored to the medical register.
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