Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Erasure (struck off the register)
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What does “struck off the register” mean?
The regulator directed removal from the register in this decision. The decision explains when the direction takes effect and any appeal provisions. Check the official register for the practitioner's current registration status.
Concerning Thomas Kwan, doctor (General Medical Council 4298427).
Decision date: 17 September 2025 · Hearing started 15 September 2025 and ended 17 September 2025
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Thomas Kwan. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and directed erasure from the medical register. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Charges
The MPTS PDF background states: 1. Dr Kwan qualified in 1996 at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. At the time of the events Dr Kwan was practising as a General Practitioner at the Happy House Surgery in Sunderland. 2.
Findings
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Thomas Kwan. The detail page records impairment as impaired and the tribunal directed erasure from the medical register.
Source
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