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Sexual misconduct in healthcare regulator erasure decisions
This page groups published erasure determinations where regulator-derived summaries include sexual misconduct, sexualised behaviour, or professional-boundary language. Categories describe broad themes in the regulator's published findings. They are not new allegations by MedicWatch.
35
matching published erasure determinations
11.7%
of 300 erasure determinations in scope
8 July 2025
earliest matching decision
17 April 2026
latest matching decision
Profession breakdown
- Nurses16
- Doctors13
Regulator breakdown
- Nursing and Midwifery Council16
- Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service13
- HCPC6
Matching source-backed determinations
17 April 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided that children's nurse Kelly-Marie Porter should be struck off the register. The panel found that on 9 April 2025 she was convicted at Plymouth Magistrates' Court of making indecent images of a child and possessing an extreme pornographic image. She was sentenced to 32 weeks suspended imprisonment and placed on the Sex Offenders Register. The committee found her fitness to practise impaired by reason of her conviction and imposed a striking-off order on 17 April 2026, with an 18-month interim suspension order to cover the appeal period.
17 April 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided that mental health nurse Sarah-Jane Swift should be struck off the register. The panel found that on 13 April 2022 she touched a vulnerable colleague's bare chest without his consent during a workplace incident, and that this was sexual in nature and harassed him. The committee found her fitness to practise impaired and imposed a striking-off order on 17 April 2026. An interim suspension order of 18 months was also imposed to cover the appeal period.
13 April 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Caroline Seabrook, a Band 7 mental health nurse, formed an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old child service user, gave him lifts and drugs, drove under the influence with him in the car, and continued contact after her employer told her to stop. She was twice convicted of drink and drug driving. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and ordered her to be struck off the register, with an 18-month interim suspension order.
10 April 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC found that Kate Sullivan, a registered mental health nurse, had an undeclared sexual relationship with a colleague, had sexual intercourse with him in the workplace, breached professional boundaries with a vulnerable patient, refused to provide care to a patient, did not report serious incidents, manipulated staffing to spend time with the colleague, and was unprofessional toward other colleagues. The panel decided her fitness to practise is impaired and ordered her name to be struck off the register.
1 April 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Petros Mouskafidis, a registered adult nurse, was convicted on 8 May 2024 of intentionally exposing his genitals to a member of the public, contrary to Article 70 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008. The panel ordered his erasure from the register, finding the conviction for a sexual offence incompatible with continuing to practise and noting he had shown no engagement with the NMC, no insight, and no remorse.
27 March 2026HCPCOperating Department Practitioner
Colin Fernandes
The HCPTS panel decided that Colin Fernandes should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
23 March 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Jonathon Dean, an anaesthetic trainee, injected a woman with anaesthetic drugs in her bedroom in December 2018 for sexual purposes, without the equipment to monitor her safely. He also admitted attending two London hospitals against instructions and was later convicted at Cambridge Crown Court of nine counts of theft and one of possessing a Class A drug, receiving 25 months in prison. The tribunal directed that his name be erased from the medical register.
18 March 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a striking-off order on Sunil Mushtaq, a registered adult nurse from Exeter, on 18 March 2026. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of his March 2025 conviction at Exeter Crown Court for sexual assault upon a female, committed in October 2022 while he was the agency nurse caring for the patient in the emergency department. He received an 18-month suspended prison sentence and is on the Sex Offenders' Register for ten years. The case was concluded by Consensual Panel Determination. An interim suspension order of 18 months was imposed pending appeal.
18 March 2026HCPCPhysiotherapist
Robert M Williams
The HCPTS panel decided that Robert M Williams should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
17 March 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a striking-off order on David Kenneth Paul Mckeown, a registered adult nurse from Belfast, on 17 March 2026. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of a January 2024 conviction at Belfast Magistrates Court for sending grossly offensive or indecent communications, namely online messages referring to sexual activity with children, contrary to section 127(1) of the Communications Act 2003. He had received a one-month suspended sentence. The panel concluded that the conduct was fundamentally incompatible with continued registration. An interim suspension order of 18 months was imposed pending appeal.
13 March 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC accepted Paul Michael Ashton's application for agreed removal from the nursing register on 13 March 2026. Mr Ashton, a registered adult nurse from Sheffield, had been convicted in February 2025 of intentionally exposing his genitals, contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and was sentenced to a nine-month community order. The Assistant Registrar concluded that he no longer intends to nurse, the allegation was not likely to result in striking off, and the public interest was best served by agreeing the removal.
5 March 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Mhlanga, a mental health nurse, breached professional boundaries with three colleagues, including two student nurses he supervised, and that most of his conduct was sexually motivated. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct and directed that he be struck off the register. An 18-month interim suspension order was imposed to cover the appeal period.
5 March 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Robertson, a community mental health nurse, was convicted at Lincoln Crown Court of sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder by a care worker, against a patient under his care. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and added to the Sex Offenders Register for ten years. By Consensual Panel Determination, the panel directed that he be struck off the register and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order to cover the appeal period.
4 March 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Michael Brendan McLaren had committed misconduct involving sexually motivated and harassing behaviour towards female colleagues at NHS Lanarkshire in 2022, and had brought a knife into the workplace. The panel found his fitness to practise was impaired and ordered that he be struck off the NMC register. An interim suspension order of 18 months was imposed to cover any appeal period.
26 February 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive hearing for Jiby Jose in a misconduct case. The cover page records proved facts for 1a), 1b), 1c), 1d), 1e), 1f), 1g), 1h), 1i), 1j), 1k), 1l), 3 in relation to 1a) – 1h), 4 in relation to 1a) – 1h), 5 a), 5c), 5e) 6 in relation to 5a), 5c) and 5e) and.... It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a striking-off order. The published document gives the full reasons and underlying charge details.
25 February 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ju Young Um's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his conviction for 23 voyeurism offences in Glasgow in April 2025, for which he was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment with a 9-month extended licence period and placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years. The conviction concerned covert recordings of 28 victims in his home and in hospital staff accommodation between 2020 and 2023. The tribunal directed that his name be erased from the medical register and imposed an immediate order of suspension.
24 February 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review hearing for Shirley McLean in a misconduct case. The panel was reviewing Shirley McLean's existing Suspension order (12 months). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a striking-off order. The published document gives the full reasons and underlying charge details.
19 February 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Thomas O'Neill's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his conviction and ordered that his name be erased from the medical register. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court on 17 February 2025 he was convicted of communicating indecently with a 15-year-old child between November 2019 and May 2020 by sending sexually explicit messages and intimate images, and was made subject to the sex offender notification requirements. The tribunal found no evidence of insight or remediation and imposed an immediate order so that the suspension takes effect at once.
17 February 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive meeting for James Mark Allen in a misconduct case. The cover page records proved facts for Charges 1(a), 1(b), 2(a), 2(b)(ii), 3(a)(i), 3(a)(ii), 3(a)(iii), 3(a)(iv), 3(b)(i), 3(b)(ii), 3(b)(iii), 3(b)(iv), 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a striking-off order. The published document gives the full reasons and underlying charge details.
16 February 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review meeting for Tasleem Akhtar in a misconduct case. The panel was reviewing Tasleem Akhtar's existing Suspension order (6 months). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a striking-off order. The published document gives the full reasons and underlying charge details.
13 February 2026HCPCRadiographer
Christopher Gyiripah
The HCPTS panel decided that Christopher Gyiripah should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
9 February 2026HCPCParamedic
Daniel Plant
The HCPTS panel decided that Daniel Plant should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
5 February 2026Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Tracy Jane Chamberlain, a Clinical Lead at Springfield Hospital, engaged in racially motivated and discriminatory conduct, bullying, and inappropriate behaviour toward multiple colleagues between 2022 and 2023. The panel found that her conduct was fundamentally incompatible with remaining on the register and imposed a striking-off order.
3 February 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ian Hudson's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his conviction and misconduct. In July 2024 he was convicted of two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child after sexualised online exchanges in 2023 with undercover police officers posing as children. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment (suspended), placed on the sex offenders register for ten years and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. He had also delayed notifying the GMC. On 3 February 2026 the tribunal directed that his name be erased from the medical register, with an immediate order.
30 January 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Velmurugan Kuppuswamy's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and directed his erasure from the Medical Register. The tribunal found he had engaged in sexual harassment and sexually motivated conduct towards two junior female colleagues while working as a locum consultant. It noted he had previously been erased for dishonesty in 2012 before being restored in 2020, and found limited meaningful insight and a risk of repetition. An immediate order was imposed pending appeal.
27 January 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Saheb Peer Shabaz Khalander sexually harassed a junior colleague, Ms A, on 31 May 2022 by touching her thigh in a sexually motivated manner while she sought his clinical advice. The tribunal found his conduct lay at the high end of the spectrum of seriousness and that he had demonstrated no meaningful insight or remediation. The tribunal directed his erasure from the Medical Register and imposed an immediate suspension order.
23 January 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Alan Campbell's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of a conviction at Downpatrick Crown Court for possession and making of indecent photographs of children. The tribunal found the offending spanned 2014 to 2022, involved 211 illegal images and videos including Category A material, and that he had extremely limited insight and had provided no evidence of remediation. The tribunal directed his erasure from the Medical Register.
15 December 2025HCPCOperating Department Practitioner
Chris Smith
The HCPTS panel decided that Chris Smith should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
11 December 2025HCPCChiropodist Podiatrist
Dermot Hynan
The HCPTS panel decided that Dermot Hynan should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
3 December 2025Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Stefan engaged in repeated acts of sexually motivated conduct towards three junior colleagues at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth between August 2022 and February 2023. The tribunal found the conduct constituted sexual harassment, was an abuse of his more senior position, and continued after Trust and police investigations. The tribunal found no insight, remorse, or remediation, and determined that erasure was the only appropriate and proportionate sanction.
26 November 2025Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Davis was convicted on 14 December 2023 at Manchester Crown Court of indecent assault and assault by penetration against two female patients during consultations in 1995 and 2006. He was sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment. The tribunal found no insight or remediation, assessed the risk to public protection as high, and determined erasure was the only appropriate sanction. An immediate order was imposed.
21 November 2025Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Arunoday committed serious sexual misconduct against a colleague, Ms A, on more than one occasion while working as a Neonatal Consultant at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. The tribunal found that his actions constituted rape, predatory behaviour, and an abuse of his more senior position. The tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired and decided that erasure from the Medical Register was the only appropriate sanction. Dr Arunoday has lodged an appeal against the tribunal's decisions, and his registration remains suspended while the appeal is considered.
17 October 2025Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Emmanuel Hakem. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and directed erasure from the medical register. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
28 August 2025Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Stephen Cox. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and directed erasure from the medical register. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
8 July 2025Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution, misconduct case for Nicholas Chapman. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and directed erasure from the medical register. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.