Published regulator decisions
UK doctors practising with conditions in 2026
Conditions of practice let a practitioner continue working only within specific restrictions, such as supervision, reporting, or limits on particular work. This page is generated from source-backed determinations already published on MedicWatch.
Latest matching decisions
10 total
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eve's fitness to practise is no longer impaired by reason of her 2024 drink-driving conviction, for which her registration had previously been suspended. At this review hearing the tribunal was satisfied she had shown genuine insight, remediation and no risk of repetition on that matter. The case also concerned confidential matters heard in private, and the published record shows the overall outcome as a conditions of practice order for 12 months, with a further review directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 2 years
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr David Cook, a respiratory consultant, engaged in depraved online conversations referring to sexual activity involving children between 2020 and 2021, for which he was convicted of publishing and attempting to publish an obscene article. The tribunal found the conduct was not sexually motivated and was directly caused by ill health at the time, but that it amounted to serious misconduct and his fitness to practise was impaired. It imposed conditions on his registration for 24 months.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Kesley Smith's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of his 2022 conviction for fraud and forgery, after he forged prescriptions for controlled drugs while working in 2021. At this review hearing the tribunal decided his insight was not yet complete and that a medium risk to the public remained. It extended conditions on his registration for a further 18 months, with a review before they end.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr David Adams' fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct. His case concerned dishonesty in failing to declare a 2019 drink-driving conviction to the GMC. Reviewing his case on the papers, the tribunal noted clear progress but decided he had not yet provided the reflective evidence a previous tribunal had recommended, and extended the conditions on his registration for a further 12 months.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 2 years
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Costantino Davide, a consultant plastic surgeon, failed to tell a patient before a 2022 facelift and eyelid surgery that her BMI was too high and that she should stop smoking three weeks before the procedure, and failed to keep adequate records of the reasons for surgery and his treatment plan. The tribunal found his fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct. It imposed conditions on his registration for 24 months, with a review hearing, and an immediate order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 2 years
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sahar Kareem, a GP in Bedfordshire, drank alcohol at work on 12 April 2023 and was found collapsed at her surgery. Later in 2023 she was convicted of drink driving and being drunk in charge of a child, receiving a suspended prison sentence. She also failed to tell the GMC about the charges. The tribunal imposed conditions on her registration for 24 months with a review and an immediate order of conditions.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
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 ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Pradip Patel's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of his earlier misconduct, on a review of his case carried out on the papers by a Legally Qualified Chair. It directed conditions on his registration for 12 months, including direct clinical supervision and notification requirements. The hearing was held in private and the published Record of Determinations is an abridged version.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Daniel Coventry's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his February 2022 conviction at Brighton Magistrates' Court for failing to co-operate with a roadside breath test and failing to provide a specimen at the police station, after a collision on New Year's Day 2021. The tribunal directed conditions on his registration for 18 months, including supervision and notification requirements, with a review hearing before they expire. Other matters considered alongside the conviction were heard in private.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sekela Mwambingu's fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct at this review hearing. The original 2023 misconduct included inappropriate prescribing to patients she knew personally, allowing unauthorised staff to issue prescriptions, and making dishonest payment claims while suspended. The tribunal noted her progress and imposed a further 12-month period of conditions of practice with a review directed before expiry.