Richard Bowley

Practitioner record

Drawn from Richard Bowley’s entry on the General Medical Council register.

Qualifications

• MB ChB 1993 University of Bristol — 1993

Years on the register

32 years (since 1 August 1994)

Decisions and hearings

1. 12 June 2026·Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service·substantive hearing

   Erasure(struck off the register)

   The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Richard Bowley, a doctor, dishonestly claimed payments under an income protection insurance policy by declaring on a claim form that he had not worked and could not work as a GP, when he had in fact been working as a locum GP. It found his fitness to practise impaired by misconduct. The tribunal, which also reviewed an existing suspension for improperly accessing a colleague's medical records, directed that his name be erased from the Medical Register.

   Full determination on MedicWatch →Source page on Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service →

2. 3 November 2025·Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service·review hearing

   Suspension(suspended from practice)· 7 months

   The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Richard Bowley. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 7-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.

   Full determination on MedicWatch →Source page on Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service →Source PDF →