Published regulator decisions
UK healthcare practitioners practising with restrictions
Conditions of practice allow the practitioner to keep working but only subject to specific restrictions, such as supervision, limits on certain procedures, or required reporting to the regulator. This page lists recent published decisions imposing conditions.
Latest matching decisions
124 total
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for David Adams. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed conditions for 12 months. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 3 years
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Kevin Newley. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed conditions for 36 months. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Jane Hornsey. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed conditions for 12 months. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for Bhavish Patel. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 12 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 7 May 2025, the Health Committee extended the conditions on Mr Patel's registration, originally imposed on 15 May 2023, for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The HCPTS panel found that practitioner psychologist Emma Taylor committed misconduct by failing to maintain professional boundaries with a service user. It found partial insight, outstanding remediation and continuing impairment, while finding no case to answer that the conduct was sexual in nature. The panel imposed an 18-month conditions of practice order focused on supervision and personal therapy.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for George David Bell. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 18 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 19 February 2025, the Health Committee extended and varied the conditions on Mr Bell's registration, originally imposed on 9 September 2022, for a further 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Andre Borges Da Silva Andrade. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 18 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 17 January 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee extended the conditions on Mr Andrade's registration, originally imposed on 1 August 2023, for a further 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacy technician
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The GPhC committee decided that Holly De Souza should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a misconduct case. The committee imposed conditions for 12 months. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Xiang Yao Lam. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 18 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 5 December 2024, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the conditions on Mr Lam's registration, originally imposed on 19 December 2022, for a further 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 6 months
The GPhC committee decided that Tejal Anilkumar Amlani should be subject to the published outcome from a review hearing in a health case. The committee imposed conditions for 6 months. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The GPhC committee decided that Afreen Afzal's fitness to practise was impaired after failings during about ten part-time shifts at an online pharmacy. Although she was not an owner, it found that she had responsibilities as the pharmacist in charge. It imposed 12 months of conditions, including approved supervision before returning to work. No actual patient harm was evidenced. One questionnaire allegation was dismissed; the remaining allegations were admitted.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The GPhC committee decided that Mohammed Yusuf Shabbir's fitness to practise was impaired after failings at an online pharmacy where he was co-owner and responsible pharmacist. It imposed 12 months of conditions, including supervision by a superintendent unconnected with his businesses. Although the pharmacy had improved, the committee found his personal remediation incomplete. No actual patient harm was evidenced. One questionnaire allegation was dismissed; the remaining allegations were admitted.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The GPhC committee decided that Vishal Sood's fitness to practise was impaired after failings at an online pharmacy where he was superintendent and co-owner. It imposed 12 months of conditions, including supervision and a restriction on working as a superintendent. The committee found that patients had been put at risk, but no actual harm was evidenced. One questionnaire allegation was dismissed; the remaining allegations were admitted.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel found that physiotherapist Arthur Martial repeatedly crossed professional boundaries with a vulnerable service user and made two record-keeping errors. It found the boundary conduct was misconduct and that his fitness to practise was currently impaired on public protection and public interest grounds. The panel imposed conditions of practice for 12 months and interim conditions pending any appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel found that Eme S Ufomba's fitness to practise remained impaired after earlier findings concerning delayed medical care and inadequate records. It said she had begun to develop insight but had not yet fully understood the impact of her conduct or completed remediation. Given her progress, the panel replaced her suspension with 12 months of practice conditions.
Health and Care Professions CouncilSpeech and language therapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 2 years
The HCPTS panel varied and extended speech and language therapist Jennifer Ward's conditions of practice for two years. She had completed useful reflection and training but had not yet fulfilled all requirements or secured a supervised Band 5 role. The panel found her fitness to practise remained impaired and retained restrictions to protect patients while she continues remediation.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 2 years
The NMC found that registered nurse Natasha Russo’s fitness to practise remains impaired. Reviewing a 12-month suspension order at a substantive order review hearing, the NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee replaced it with a conditions of practice order lasting two years, taking effect on 28 August 2024. The case is recorded as a health case. The published record contains the panel’s cover-page decision only; its detailed reasons are not in the public record.
Health and Care Professions CouncilSpeech and language therapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The HCPTS panel found that speech and language therapist Sandra Marshall remained impaired after taking no steps to address wide-ranging clinical shortcomings while under an 18-month conditions order. It found a high risk that the failings would be repeated, but considered supervised practice could support remediation, and extended the conditions for a further 18 months.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel found that Umalini Kathirgamanathan still had practice concerns involving communication, record keeping and clinical assessments. It said those concerns remained capable of remedy and that conditions were the proportionate way to protect the public while supporting her development. The panel varied and extended her conditions of practice for 12 months, including further communication and record-keeping training.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 4 months
The HCPTS panel's review decision concerning operating department practitioner Ihab Y A Sharf was quashed after a Professional Standards Authority appeal. The High Court imposed four months of conditions requiring a reflective piece, workplace monitoring of behaviour and policy compliance, and disclosure of the restrictions to employers and agencies.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel found that Sarah Neita's fitness to practise remained impaired because she had not shown sufficient insight or remediation and risks of repetition and harm remained. It said her failings were still capable of remedy and decided suspension would be disproportionate. The panel varied and extended the occupational therapist's conditions of practice for a further 12 months.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The HCPTS panel replaced practitioner psychologist Sarah Sikpa's suspension with 18 months of conditions after finding that her insight had improved but was not yet complete. She must work under supervision, follow a development plan and undergo regular record-keeping audits before demonstrating that her learning is embedded in safe practice.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 6 months
The HCPTS review panel found that physiotherapist Arul Rathina remained impaired after earlier proven clinical and supervision failings. It found unresolved concerns about safe autonomous practice and imposed revised conditions for six months from 13 April 2024.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 6 months
The HCPTS review panel extended paramedic Anthony Morris's conditions of practice for six months. Although it found significant progress, insight and remorse, it concluded that he had not yet fully remedied the concerns and still needed supervision while rebuilding knowledge and confidence.