DoctorGeneral Medical Council 6119007
Elliot Burns
Elliot Burns, doctor (General Medical Council 6119007). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 10 June 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 10 June 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
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Decisions and hearings
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Elliot Burns, a GP, engaged in an improper emotional and sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient between July 2013 and March 2015, including exchanging sexualised messages and images and three instances of sexual activity while she was his patient. The tribunal decided his fitness to practise was impaired by his misconduct and ordered that his name be erased from the medical register.
Practitioner details
- Qualified in
- United Kingdom
- Year qualified
- 2005
- Specialty
- General practice
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