DoctorGeneral Medical Council 6145357
Andrew Foster
Andrew Foster, doctor (General Medical Council 6145357). Most recent decision: Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) on 17 March 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
Last verified against the General Medical Council register on 8 July 2026.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) for 1 year, decided 17 March 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
What does “practising with restrictions” mean?
Conditions of practice allow the practitioner to keep working but only subject to specific restrictions — for example, supervision, limits on certain procedures, or required reporting to the regulator.
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Decisions and hearings
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicereview hearing
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Andrew Foster's fitness to practise remains impaired, but agreed his registration should change from suspension to conditions for 12 months. The earlier 9-month suspension was for inappropriate prescribing of controlled drugs, including prescribing to himself and issuing prescriptions in others' names for his own use. The conditions include restrictions on prescribing, supervision, and a ban on self-prescribing or working as a locum.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months(period elapsed)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, conviction / caution case for Andrew Foster. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 9-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Practitioner details
- Qualified in
- United Kingdom
- Year qualified
- 2006
- Specialty
- general practice
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