Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
Suspended indefinitely
The regulator’s term: indefinite suspension
What does “suspended indefinitely” mean?
An indefinite suspension is a pause on the right to practise with no fixed end date. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession until the regulator reviews the case and decides the suspension can be lifted. Indefinite suspensions are imposed in the most serious cases, often where a fixed period would not adequately protect the public.
Concerning Tomasz Fryzlewic, doctor (General Medical Council 6151888).
Decision date: 22 August 2025 · Hearing started 21 August 2025 and ended 22 August 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a english language case for Tomasz Fryzlewic. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed an indefinite 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 Fryzlewicz was employed by Cardio Analytics between 2007 and 2013. Concerns were first raised about Dr Fryzlewicz’s knowledge of the English language in 2014 by way of a referral to the GMC by Cardio Analytics. Some confusion had arisen as a result of his limited English language proficiency whilst he had been working for them. Cardio Analytics stated that Dr Fryzlewicz’s English language skills had deteriorated during the time that he had been employed by them and that efforts to get him to go to English lessons had been unsuccessful in improving his skills. 2. Between July 2014 and February 2015, Dr Fryzlewicz undertook International English Language Testing System (IELTS) tests, in which he failed to achieve the minimum standard required. The GMC referred Dr Fryzlewicz’s case to a Fitness to Practise Panel of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS). 2015 3. The first fitness to practise hearing to consider Dr Fryzlewicz’s case took place from 19-28 October 2015 (the 2015 Panel). The 2015 Panel determined that Dr Fryzlewicz’s fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his lack of knowledge of English. It determined that his deficiencies were capable of remedy and imposed a period of conditional registration, including direct supervision, on Dr Fryzlewicz’s registration for a period of 12 months. The 2015 Panel considered that this was a realistic period for Dr Fryzlewicz to undertake further study in the English language and achieve a result in an IELTS test which met the minimum standard required by the GMC. 2016 4. Dr Fryzlewicz’s case was reviewed on 10 and 18 November 2016 (the 2016 Tribunal). The 2016 Tribunal found that, despite having undertaken the IELTS test Dr Fryzlewicz had failed to achieve the required overall score of at least 7.5...
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a english language case for Tomasz Fryzlewic. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal imposed an indefinite suspension.
Source
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