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DoctorGeneral Medical Council 7332602

Ross McDowell

Currently registered

Ross McDowell, doctor (General Medical Council 7332602). Most recent decision: No impairment found on 3 July 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

Last verified against the General Medical Council register on 18 July 2026.

Current status

Most recent outcome: No impairment found, decided 3 July 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

What does “no impairment found” mean?

The regulator considered the case and found that the practitioner's fitness to practise was not currently impaired. No restrictions are imposed.

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Decisions and hearings

  1. Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing

    No impairment found

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ross McDowell committed serious misconduct after he admitted taking substances from anaesthetic machines at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle in March and April 2024 and administering them to himself when it was not necessary. However, the tribunal decided his fitness to practise is not impaired, citing his insight and remediation, and did not issue a warning. It revoked his interim order.

Practitioner details

Qualified in
United Kingdom
Year qualified
2013
Specialty
Anaesthetics

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