DoctorGeneral Medical Council 4106292

David Cook

registered at last register check

David Cook, doctor (General Medical Council 4106292). Most recent decision: Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) on 5 June 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

Last verified against the General Medical Council register on 8 July 2026.

Practitioner record

Drawn from David Cook’s entry on the General Medical Council register.

Qualifications: MB ChB 1994 University of Leeds — 1994
Specialties: Respiratory medicine
Years on the register: 31 years (since 2 August 1995)

Latest published outcome

Most recent outcome: Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) for 2 years, decided 5 June 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

5 June 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing
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.
Full determination on MedicWatch Source page on Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service

Practitioner details

Qualified in: United Kingdom
Specialty: Respiratory medicine

Sources

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Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service — 5 June 2026 · Conditions on practice

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