Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing
HCPTS panel strikes off Vinod Ramachandran
The radiographer was struck off after child sexual offence convictions and failure to notify the HCPC.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 14 October 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Vinod Ramachandran, radiographer (Health and Care Professions Council RA55238).
Decision date: 14 October 2025 · Hearing started 13 October 2025 and ended 14 October 2025
In plain English
The HCPTS panel considered radiographer Vinod Ramachandran's convictions for attempted child sexual offences and his failure to notify the regulator. It found limited insight and remorse, a continuing risk of sexual offending and no willingness to address the behaviour. Because lesser sanctions could not protect service users or public confidence, the panel struck him off.
Charges
Mr Ramachandran was convicted of four attempted child sexual offences arising from sexual communications and an arranged meeting with a person he believed was a 12-year-old girl. He also failed to notify the HCPC of the charges and convictions.
Findings
The panel proved the convictions and non-notification, found misconduct and impairment on personal and public grounds, and identified limited insight, remorse and willingness to remediate. With a continuing medium risk of sexual offending, an uncompleted licence period and restrictions lasting to 2034, it concluded that striking off was the only adequate sanction.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
Guilty pleas were entered at the Magistrates Court hearing, although the Panel placed limited weight on them; no previous HCPC history; engagement during the HCPC hearing process, although the Registrant did not attend the hearing.
Aggravating factors
The seriousness of the offences involving an individual purporting to be a young girl under thirteen; continued denials of underlying sexual intent and a medium risk of sexual offending; limited remorse with no apology or demonstrated regret; only the most limited insight, focused on the impact on himself; licence continuing until August 2026 and Sex Offenders Register entry until 2034; Sexual Harm Prevention Order restrictions limiting work as a Radiographer; woeful lack of understanding of duties to the regulator, exposing service users to potential harm; no indication of willingness to address the behaviour.
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