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DoctorGeneral Medical Council 4008923

Richard Bowley

Currently suspended

Richard Bowley, doctor (General Medical Council 4008923). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 12 June 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

Last verified against the General Medical Council register on 7 July 2026.

Current status

Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 12 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

  1. Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive 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.

  2. Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicereview hearing

    Suspension(suspended from practice)· 7 months(period elapsed)

    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.

Practitioner details

Year qualified
1993

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