Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — review hearing
No impairment found
What does “no impairment found” mean?
The regulator considered the case and found that the practitioner's fitness to practise was not currently impaired. No restrictions are imposed.
Concerning Mark Joyce, doctor (General Medical Council 7408969).
Decision date: 20 February 2026 · Hearing started 19 February 2026 and ended 20 February 2026
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal decided that Dr Mark Joyce's fitness to practise is no longer impaired and revoked the conditions on his registration. This was a review of an order imposed by a 2023 tribunal which had found impairment based on misconduct involving controlled medication taken from hospitals where he worked, a related health ground, and a drink-driving conviction. The tribunal found that he had shown clear regret, well-developed insight and sustained remediation, with no repetition since 2019, and concluded that no restrictive action was needed.
Charges
This was a review of an order originally imposed by a 2023 substantive Tribunal which had found Dr Joyce's fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct, a health-related ground, and a conviction. The misconduct findings concerned attending work at Manchester Royal Infirmary on 26 January 2019 when not on the rota with controlled medication in his possession, taking and attempting to self-administer medication from Stepping Hill Hospital on 3 September 2019, and taking medication while on shift at Stepping Hill Hospital on 12 December 2019, all dishonestly. The conviction was at Nottingham Magistrates' Court for being in charge of a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit for alcohol, for which Dr Joyce was fined and given ten penalty points. The 2023 Tribunal imposed conditions for three years, with a 2024 review removing one condition.
Findings
The Tribunal found that Dr Joyce had displayed clear regret, fully developed insight, and well-developed remediation since the 2023 substantive hearing. There had been no repetition of the misconduct or further convictions. The Tribunal concluded that the risk of repetition had reduced significantly and that there is no current and ongoing risk to any of the three limbs of the overarching objective of public protection requiring restrictive action. It therefore determined that Dr Joyce's fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of misconduct or conviction, and the conditions on his registration were revoked with immediate effect.
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