Published regulator decisions
UK doctors suspended from practice
A suspension is a time-limited pause on the right to practise. The source determination explains the period, review arrangements, and the regulator's reasons. This page is generated from source-backed determinations already published on MedicWatch.
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Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ahmed Abdelghani's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. He admitted that, across three appraisals between 2021 and 2023, he submitted five certificates for training courses he had not attended, and that this was dishonest. The tribunal found the dishonesty was repeated but that he had shown significant insight and remediation and gained no benefit. It suspended his registration for four months.
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Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Moboladale Ojutiku's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. It found that, over about two years, he dishonestly carried out paid private clinics during NHS contracted hours he was scheduled to spend on Trust duties, receiving payment from both. The tribunal found the dishonesty serious and his insight limited, suspended his registration for 12 months and directed a review before it ends.
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Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Omar Aziz acted dishonestly when he answered 'no' on a January 2025 new starter form for an employer, failing to disclose a 2019 tribunal warning, past and ongoing fitness-to-practise investigations, and current restrictions on his practice. The tribunal decided his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and suspended his registration for six months, with a review before it ends.
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Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Neel Chauhan, a GP, dishonestly worked shifts for two telemedicine providers at the same time between March and July 2023 and claimed payment from both, gaining around £8,500. The tribunal decided this was serious misconduct and that his fitness to practise was impaired, but accepted his insight and remediation were exceptional. It suspended his registration for four months.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sarah Benn's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct and a conviction arising from her climate-change and animal-rights protests, which included breaching a High Court injunction three times and a conviction for criminal damage. At this review hearing the tribunal found she had shown no further insight or remediation and maintained that her position would not change. Concluding that compliance with the law is a fundamental professional requirement, it suspended her registration for 12 months.
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Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Magdalene Idu Ekpiken, a GP, failed to provide good clinical care to several patients in 2024, including not adequately assessing two patients and not keeping accurate records for three, one record stating she had carried out baby examinations she had not done. The tribunal decided this amounted to serious misconduct and that her fitness to practise was impaired, noting similar failings in 2018. It suspended her registration for six months. Allegations of dishonesty relating to two other patients were found not proved.
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Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Roshan Patel's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and a criminal conviction. In March 2024 he stole a partially used syringe of a controlled drug at work and self-administered it, and was later convicted of theft and drug possession. The tribunal decided his insight and remediation were still developing and suspended his registration for six months, with a review before it ends.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Mendiguren's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct and a criminal conviction. At this review hearing, held in his absence, he provided no evidence and had not engaged with the regulator or shown any insight or remediation. His registration had been suspended in 2025 in connection with a drink-driving conviction and attending work under the influence of alcohol. The tribunal assessed the risk to the public as high and imposed a further 12-month suspension, directing another review.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 month
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ghias's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of a criminal conviction and misconduct. In 2025 he was convicted and fined for assaulting a 14-year-old boy during a street altercation, and he failed to notify the GMC of the charge and conviction without delay. The tribunal accepted his insight and remediation were genuine, that the incident was out of character and that the risk of repetition was low, but concluded a sanction was needed to maintain public confidence. It suspended his registration for one month, with no review required.
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Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Prachalias's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct towards three female colleagues. It found he behaved intimidatingly towards one colleague during the Covid pandemic, sexually harassed another at a work Christmas party in a way that was sexually motivated and abused his senior position, and discriminated against a third by excluding her from a meeting because of her sex. The tribunal found his insight limited and remediation incomplete on some matters, but that erasure was not warranted. It suspended his registration for 12 months, with an immediate order and a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Preethi Suresh's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. She admitted that in February 2024 she dishonestly scanned QR codes to falsely register attendance at a cardiology training day she had not attended, generating a certificate she uploaded to her e-portfolio. Noting a previous 2021 warning for dishonesty, the tribunal suspended her registration for 12 months, directed a review, and imposed an immediate order of suspension.
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Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Lina Simaviciute had continued to fail to comply with a GMC direction to undergo a performance assessment, and that she had provided no objective evidence of a good reason for her non-compliance. The assessment had been directed after concerns were raised about her clinical performance, which cannot otherwise be investigated. The tribunal suspended her registration for a further four months and directed a review.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
Abdelhamid Sabri Abdu Mohammed Abdu
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Abdelhamid Sabri Abdu Mohammed Abdu had not complied with a GMC direction to undergo a performance assessment, which had been ordered after concerns were raised about his clinical knowledge and skills as a radiology trainee. The tribunal accepted there was good reason for his non-compliance but found no realistic prospect of him completing the assessment soon. It suspended his registration for 12 months and directed a review.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 3 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Nuri Attagour. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 3-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 8 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Chirag Patel's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. Dr Patel, a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of Wales, admitted he engaged in a sexual relationship with a patient who was vulnerable by reason of her physical health, sent her explicit images of himself, and prescribed her controlled medication outside proper clinical processes including without telling her GP. The tribunal suspended his registration for 8 months.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 2 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ifeanyi Ntomchukwu's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of eight driving convictions in 2024, including driving on a provisional licence without insurance and driving in excess of 100mph without stopping for police. The tribunal found he had shown remorse and had passed his driving test, but had not fully appreciated the risk his behaviour posed to public safety. It suspended his registration for two months, on grounds of upholding public confidence and professional standards.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 5 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Milind Gadgil dishonestly failed to declare on a 2024 NHS job application that he had been dismissed in Nebraska after attending work over the alcohol limit, and failed to tell the GMC that medical boards in Nebraska, Maryland, Tennessee, Maine and Texas had suspended his licence to practise. The tribunal found his fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct. It suspended his registration for five months, directed a review hearing, and imposed an immediate order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Kausik Ray's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of his 2022 conviction for sexual assault of a colleague at Royal Sussex County Hospital. While the tribunal accepted his risk of repeating the behaviour was low and that he had shown insight and undertaken remediation, it gave significant weight to the fact that he remains on the Sex Offenders Register until June 2027. It suspended his registration for a further 12 months with an immediate order, and directed a review hearing.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Colin Winter, a consultant anaesthetist, was dishonest when applying for jobs at Holt Doctors and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in 2023 and 2024. He failed to disclose an internal NHS investigation into his practice and a later GMC investigation. The tribunal said his dishonesty was repeated and serious. It suspended his registration for 12 months with a review and imposed an immediate order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Muhammad Imran, a paediatric cardiac surgery fellow in Birmingham, physically and emotionally abused his partner Ms A over a long period. The tribunal said the abuse was serious misconduct and that his insight into what he had done was superficial. It suspended his registration for 12 months with a review hearing and imposed an immediate order of suspension. Dr Imran had returned to practise in Pakistan and relinquished his GMC licence in 2025.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 2 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Charles Anigala's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct. At this review hearing, the tribunal looked at his progress since a four-month suspension imposed in 2025 for dishonesty about a patient who later died. It decided his insight and remediation were not yet complete, particularly around accurate record keeping. The tribunal suspended his registration for a further two months and directed a review hearing.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 7 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ameen Mardanpour, while a fifth-year medical student on a GP placement in May 2023, used his professional position to attempt to establish an improper, sexually motivated emotional relationship with a vulnerable patient by sending personal mobile and WhatsApp messages over three days. Dr Mardanpour admitted all charges. The tribunal, taking into account his significant insight, remediation and remorse, suspended his registration for seven months with a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 3 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Bashir Ahmedsowida's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct. At this review hearing, the tribunal looked at his progress since a 12-month suspension imposed in 2023 for repeated dishonesty about his work history and qualifications. It found his insight had improved but was not yet complete. The tribunal suspended his registration for a further three months and directed a review hearing.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Desmond Kidd's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. It found that, while a Consultant Neurologist at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, he was dishonest in research articles about a university affiliation, dishonest about a patient's diagnosis and funding for her treatment, and dishonest about contacting former patients after he left. The tribunal suspended his registration for 12 months with an immediate order, and directed a review hearing.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Chikaodinaka Okolo's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct and a police caution. This was the latest in a series of review hearings dating back to 2019, when he was first suspended after admitting dishonestly self-prescribing controlled drugs and issuing false prescriptions while working as a locum A&E doctor. The tribunal suspended his registration for a further 12 months and directed a review hearing.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Khush Bakhat Muhammad Zeeshan's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct after finding that, in two separate incidents in February and March 2021, he carried out sexually motivated touching of two junior female colleagues at his hospital under the guise of clinical examination or treatment, without their consent. The tribunal directed that his registration be suspended for 12 months, with a review hearing before the suspension ends, and imposed an immediate order of suspension.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr John Akumabor's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. The tribunal found that he continued to work as a GP at Sudbury Surgery between May and September 2024 after the GMC had withdrawn his licence to practise, receiving about £20,000 in pay, and that his actions were dishonest. He admitted the allegation in full. The tribunal ordered a nine-month suspension with a review hearing, and imposed an immediate order so the suspension takes effect at once.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Cinderella Nonoo-Cohen's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. The tribunal found that a WhatsApp message she sent to fellow GPs in October 2023 was Islamophobic and seriously offensive, that messages portraying a colleague as antisemitic were seriously offensive, and that a public post on X about university admissions demonstrated racial hostility and was seriously offensive. It ordered a four-month suspension with a review hearing and did not impose an immediate order. Dr Nonoo-Cohen has lodged an appeal and remains free to practise unrestricted while it is considered.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Isa Alalwani's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct after he sent two photographs of a patient with a large open leg wound from his personal mobile phone to a third party via WhatsApp on 14 July 2022. The images included patient identifiers and were sent for personal reasons. The tribunal ordered a six-month suspension with a review hearing and imposed an immediate order so the suspension takes effect at once. Dr Alalwani did not attend the hearing and provided no evidence of insight or remediation.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Victor Evbuomwan's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. Between December 2021 and February 2024 he was dishonest in four documents submitted to prospective NHS employers and the GMC, including misrepresenting NHS work experience and failing to declare a 2007 fraud conviction. The tribunal found his 2007 conviction itself did not impair his fitness to practise given the passage of time. On 10 February 2026 it suspended his registration for 12 months with a review and imposed an immediate order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Joseph Rugemintwaza had not complied with a General Medical Council direction to undergo a Performance Assessment, after his NHS trust raised concerns about his clinical practice in 2023. Despite repeated requests over several months, he did not return the required forms. The tribunal found there was no good reason for the non-compliance and on 6 February 2026 directed that his registration be suspended for 12 months with a review hearing, and imposed an immediate order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 2 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Najmiah Ahmad's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. In late 2023 and early 2024 she reposted two items on X that the tribunal found were objectively antisemitic and seriously offensive, including an AI-generated image suggesting Jewish involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The tribunal accepted she was not motivated by religious hostility but found she had identified herself as a doctor when reposting. On 6 February 2026 it directed a 2-month suspension with a review hearing.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Mark Elias's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his conviction. In January 2025 he was convicted of outraging public decency after performing sexual acts in public on a train in September 2024 and was sentenced to eight weeks' imprisonment suspended for 12 months. The tribunal placed the conviction at the higher end of the spectrum of seriousness but accepted he had shown good insight and self-referred to the GMC. On 30 January 2026 it directed suspension of his registration for six months with no review, and imposed an immediate order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Charity Gentry's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. The tribunal found she had given dishonest evidence at a Coroner's Inquest regarding the care of a patient whose baby died, and had also committed clinical failings in the care of multiple obstetric patients between 2017 and 2018. The tribunal imposed a 12-month suspension with a review directed, finding erasure disproportionate given her otherwise unblemished career and developing insight.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sayed Mia's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. He had carried out surgical procedures at premises not registered with the CQC, then given false information to CQC inspectors when they visited, and omitted the work from a Declaration of Concerns form. The tribunal imposed a 12-month suspension, finding erasure disproportionate given his engagement with proceedings and steps towards remediation. A review hearing was directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Vatikutti attended a surgical shift at Warrington and Halton Hospitals on 22 September 2023 whilst under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol reading of 48 mg/dl taken at 12:22pm. The tribunal found the misconduct very serious, noting a reckless disregard for patient safety and very limited insight. A 9-month suspension was imposed with a review hearing directed and an immediate order of suspension applied.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Shehu, a locum Consultant Physician, failed to provide adequate care to Patient A on 28 December 2022, including failing to consider diagnoses other than deep vein thrombosis, take an adequate history, arrange appropriate investigations, or implement an adequate treatment plan. Patient A died the following day. Dr Shehu admitted all the allegations. The tribunal found limited insight and incomplete remediation, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 5 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eisenhauer, a GP in Nottingham, engaged in dishonesty on 17 and 19 July 2024 by booking fictitious face-to-face appointments and then making a false retrospective entry in a patient's medical records. She admitted all the allegations. The tribunal found her fitness to practise was impaired at a medium level of risk and imposed a 5-month suspension with a review hearing directed. No immediate order was imposed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eve's fitness to practise was impaired following her conviction on 19 July 2024 at Leeds Magistrates' Court for drink driving on 3 July 2024, with a breath alcohol reading of 151 micrograms per 100 millilitres. She was sentenced to 8 weeks custody suspended for 12 months and disqualified from driving for 36 months. The tribunal assessed the risk as medium, found conditions insufficient to mark the seriousness of the conviction, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Kaur engaged in dishonest conduct related to a benefit fraud conviction in 2022, with the underlying conduct occurring between 2016 and 2018. She also failed to notify the GMC of criminal proceedings and made a false declaration on her GMC registration application. The tribunal found her fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a 4-month suspension with a review directed, finding limited and developing insight.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 8 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sanusi wrote a private prescription on 1 August 2024 while knowing her licence to practise had been withdrawn for failure to revalidate. The tribunal found this was dishonest and that her fitness to practise was impaired. It noted limited insight and that she had not accepted the dishonesty finding. An 8-month suspension was imposed with a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
Dr Charles Wayawa Mafuta Kisolokele
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Wayawa had inappropriately prescribed medication to a community member and to himself on multiple occasions between 2022 and 2023 while working in an Urgent Care Centre. The tribunal found that Dr Wayawa had been dishonest, including by backdating prescriptions and falsifying records to conceal his actions. The tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired and imposed a nine-month suspension, directing a review hearing. The tribunal accepted that Dr Wayawa had acted out of a misguided attempt to help others rather than for personal gain, had made full admissions, and had shown genuine remorse and insight.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Hamdy El-Shikh, who was convicted of drug possession in 2021 and found to have been dishonest at an appraisal meeting, remained impaired at this third review hearing. He had provided no evidence of insight, remediation, or CPD since his previous review. The tribunal imposed a further 12-month suspension and directed another review hearing, noting he had not had a full opportunity to demonstrate progress due to circumstances abroad.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Josu Mendiguren was convicted in August 2023 of drink driving and had subsequently attended work whilst under the influence of alcohol on two occasions, conducting patient consultations while intoxicated. He also failed to notify the GMC of his charge and conviction without delay. The tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct and conviction, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed, noting his very limited insight and negligible steps toward remediation.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 7 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Rukmana Rabindran was convicted in July 2024 of drink driving and reckless driving on 23 May 2024, having driven at speeds of up to approximately 120 mph while over the alcohol limit. The tribunal determined that his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of conviction and imposed a 7-month suspension with a review hearing directed, noting his development of insight had not been timely but that his conduct was not fundamentally incompatible with continued registration.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Mark Johnson. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, conviction / caution case for Mary Anne McCloskey. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Nganjo Endeley. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.