DoctorGeneral Medical Council 6079074
Paul Desmond Dunne
Paul Desmond Dunne, doctor (General Medical Council 6079074). Most recent decision: Practising with restrictions (the regulator’s term: conditions on practice) on 28 November 2025 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Practising with restrictions (the regulator’s term: conditions on practice) for 1 year, decided 28 November 2025 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.
View the source determination on Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service
Decisions and hearings
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicereview hearing
Practising with restrictions· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found at a review hearing on 28 November 2025 that Dr Dunne's fitness to practise remained impaired at a low level by reason of misconduct relating to misappropriation of medication. The original 2024 hearing concerned a drink driving conviction and dishonest misappropriation of medication while working as a cardiologist at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. The tribunal noted positive progress in GP training and compliance with conditions, and imposed a further 12-month conditions order with a review directed.
Practitioner details
- Qualified in
- United Kingdom
- Year qualified
- 2003
- Specialty
- Cardiology
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