DoctorGeneral Medical Council 3142769
Desmond Kidd
Desmond Kidd, doctor (General Medical Council 3142769). Most recent decision: Suspended from practice (the regulator’s term: suspension) on 13 March 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Suspended from practice (the regulator’s term: suspension) for 1 year, decided 13 March 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
What does “suspended from practice” mean?
A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.
View the source determination on Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service
Decisions and hearings
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Desmond Kidd's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. It found that, while a Consultant Neurologist at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, he was dishonest in research articles about a university affiliation, dishonest about a patient's diagnosis and funding for her treatment, and dishonest about contacting former patients after he left. The tribunal suspended his registration for 12 months with an immediate order, and directed a review hearing.
Practitioner details
- Qualified in
- United Kingdom
- Year qualified
- 1986
- Specialty
- neurology
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