DoctorGeneral Medical Council 7836122
Shahmeen Rasul
Shahmeen Rasul, doctor (General Medical Council 7836122). Most recent decision: Suspended from practice (the regulator’s term: suspension) on 15 April 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Suspended from practice (the regulator’s term: suspension) for 3 months, decided 15 April 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
What does “suspended from practice” mean?
A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.
View the source determination on Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service
Decisions and hearings
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing
Suspended from practice· 3 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Shahmeen Rasul, while working as a Foundation Year 2 doctor in Belfast in 2024, dishonestly completed and signed a professional reference in the name of a consultant cardiologist without his knowledge or agreement, and submitted it to a locum agency. The tribunal found her insight into the dishonesty was still developing and that the risk to public protection was medium. It suspended her registration for three months and directed a review hearing.
Practitioner details
- Qualified in
- United Kingdom
- Year qualified
- 2021
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