Published regulator decisions
UK healthcare practitioners struck off the register
Being struck off (the regulator's term is "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. This page lists recent published erasure decisions for doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, and dental care professionals.
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Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck radiographer Aminah Migisa off the register after finding that longstanding sonography competence concerns remained unresolved. Conditions of practice had been in place since 2019, but she had not shown compliance or engaged with the HCPC since March 2022. The panel found continued impairment and a risk of repetition.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found four serious laboratory-safety and process failures by biomedical scientist Paul Ar Mginah, including failures involving equipment controls, airflow, duplicate tests and formalin monitoring. It found continuing impairment and a real repetition risk, struck him off and imposed an interim suspension pending appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck biomedical scientist Anthony Ashton off the register following his conviction for exposure. He continued to deny the offence, had not shown remediation and remained on the sex offenders register. The panel found a risk of repetition and concluded that only removal would adequately protect the public and confidence in the profession.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Julie Ainley's fitness to practise was impaired after her conviction for stealing hospital library books and her failure to report it to the HCPC. It found no evidence of insight, reflection or remediation and a significant risk of repetition. The panel concluded that her dishonesty was fundamentally incompatible with registration and struck her off.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that radiographer Fazal Karim committed misconduct involving radiation-safety procedures, conduct towards colleagues and a dishonest job application. It found no meaningful insight or remediation and a high risk that the misconduct would be repeated. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired and ordered him struck from the register.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Kopila Burathoki. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 13 February 2024 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Burathoki from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Yaien Rai. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 13 February 2024 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Rai from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck occupational therapist Michelle A Hughes off after finding that she still lacked meaningful insight into deliberate boundary violations involving a vulnerable helpline caller. She had not seriously remediated her misconduct and could not reassure the panel that it would not recur, leaving a serious risk to the public.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GPhC committee decided that Richard Andrew Lyness should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a conviction and misconduct case. The committee directed removal from the register. It records fitness to practise as impaired by reason of convictions and misconduct. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacy technician
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GPhC committee decided that Sarah-Jane Forrest should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a misconduct case. The committee directed removal from the register. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilHearing aid dispenser
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck hearing aid dispenser Prina Karia off after finding that she kept cash paid by five service users and falsified their records to hide the thefts. The false notes could have endangered future care. She showed no remorse, insight or relevant remediation, and the panel found a significant repetition risk.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found repeated laboratory-practice misconduct by biomedical scientist Kumarini Fonseka, with all factual particulars proved except 1(c), 5(b) and 6(b). It found current impairment, a likelihood of repetition and an appreciable harm risk, struck her off and imposed an 18-month interim suspension pending appeal.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GPhC committee decided that Mohamed Omar should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a convictions case. The committee directed removal from the register. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Simon David Drew remained impaired after convictions for stealing controlled drugs from his NHS employer and possessing controlled drugs. It found no evidence of remediation or further insight and said a risk of repetition remained. The panel ordered his name struck from the register when his existing suspension expired.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacy technician
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GPhC committee decided that Rita Mehmi should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a misconduct/conviction case. The committee directed removal from the register. 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 ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Rachael Elizabeth Robb. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 17 January 2024, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Robb from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Umut Baz. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 18 January 2024 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Umut Baz from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The sanction of erasure remains in place following an unsuccessful appeal. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GPhC committee decided that Farid Poonja should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a conviction case. The committee directed removal from the register. 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
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GPhC committee decided that Kapil Kirit Amin should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a misconduct case. The committee directed removal from the register. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck physiotherapist Joseph Steel off after seven convictions for exposing himself to women. Although he had shown remorse and some insight, there was little verified remediation and a continuing repetition risk. His repeated sexual offending and ongoing registration as a sex offender were incompatible with remaining in the profession.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck physiotherapist Sreenithi Sudhakar off after more than two years of suspension for competence failings. She had not shown insight, remediation or meaningful engagement and repeatedly said she had left the profession. The panel concluded that she was unlikely to address the deficiencies and that further suspension would serve no purpose.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Christopher James Foster. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 05 January 2024 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Foster from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilPharmacist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GPhC committee decided that Olutomi Olaide Adedeji should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a conviction/misconduct case. The committee directed removal from the register. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS review panel found that paramedic William Munro remained impaired after earlier findings that he used unnecessary force, threatened a patient, used an inappropriate transfer technique and failed to document his involvement. With no evidence of further remediation and no intention to return to practice, it struck him off from 6 January 2024.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Jessica Silvester's convictions for conspiracy to steal and burgle impaired her fitness to practise. The offending used confidential patient information to target homes where vulnerable or terminally ill patients kept prescribed opiates. Finding no real insight or remediation and a high risk of repeated dishonest conduct, the panel ordered her struck from the register.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Sipho Nkanyezi's fitness to practise was impaired after his conviction for sexually assaulting a female colleague. It found no evidence of remediation or that he recognised the serious impact of the misconduct, and concluded that he may pose an ongoing risk to colleagues. The panel decided that striking off was the only proportionate sanction.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Brian E Carlin repeatedly made dishonest claims about qualifications and professional roles, represented himself as a doctor and sent a threatening email. It found current impairment and a high risk of repetition, struck him off and imposed an interim suspension pending any appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilArts therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Michael J Scott's fitness to practise was impaired after convictions for making indecent photographs of children. It found no evidence of insight, remediation or reflection and said there remained a risk of repetition. The panel concluded that no lesser sanction would protect the public or maintain confidence in the profession and struck him off.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck operating department practitioner Jacqueline Morgan off the register following drink-driving and disqualified-driving convictions and allegations that she was intoxicated at work. The hearing was held entirely in private because health and personal matters were inseparable from the case. An interim suspension was imposed for the appeal period.
Health and Care Professions CouncilChiropodist / podiatrist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Paula J May's fitness to practise remained impaired because she had provided no evidence of insight or remediation after an earlier finding of dishonest misrepresentation over orthoses. It found a significant risk of repetition and decided that another suspension would serve no useful purpose. The panel ordered her name struck from the Register.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck occupational therapist Helen M Orme off after she failed to engage with reviews of dishonesty findings concerning an undisclosed police caution. She had not demonstrated insight or remediation and said she no longer intended to practise. The panel concluded that extending her suspension would serve no purpose.
Health and Care Professions CouncilBiomedical scientist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS review panel struck biomedical scientist Shanthiratne Semage off the Register after finding that he remained impaired and had not addressed longstanding competence concerns. It found that extending or varying his conditions would not protect the public or lead to meaningful remediation.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck occupational therapist Lucy Peo Powell-Nateghy off for repeated dishonesty. She improperly shared a colleague's career-progression portfolio, misled an employer investigation and failed to report her suspension to the HCPC. Her lack of insight or remediation and the continuing repetition risk made a lesser sanction insufficient.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Kerry Smith. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 22 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Smith from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Christine Elizabeth Durkin. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 15 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Durkin's from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS review panel found that operating department practitioner Graeme J Crew remained impaired after misconduct involving dishonesty and professional-registration breaches. Because he had not engaged or provided evidence of insight or remediation, it struck him off from 6 December 2023.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found physiotherapist Gavin Bettencourt's five convictions involving child sexual-abuse imagery and other prohibited pornography proved, together with misconduct for failing to disclose the case to the HCPC. It found impairment, struck him off and imposed an 18-month interim suspension pending appeal.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Parkash Singh Photay. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 07 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Photay's from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Rahul Gupta. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 7 November 2023 the Professional Committee made an order to erase Mr Gupta from the register and ordered that his registration be suspended immediately. On 04 December 2023 Mr Gupta appealed against the decision. The High Court dismissed Mr Gupta's appeal on 20 November 2024. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for David Harvie-Austin. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 30 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Harvie-Austin from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Amandeep Goma. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 25 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Goma from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Laura Elizabeth Rogers. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 19 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Rogers from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Chloe Jade Beckett. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 3 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Beckett from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Richard Frank Steven Prais. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 27 September 2023, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Prais from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck paramedic Piotr Nowakowski off the register after repeated reviews of wide-ranging competence failures. He had not engaged with the regulator for more than three years or provided evidence of insight, training or remediation. The panel found a continuing high risk of repetition and concluded that another suspension would not adequately protect the public.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Razvan Cimpean. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 12 September 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Cimpean's from the register and ordered that his registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Eugeniya Stefanova Radeva. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 29 August 2023, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Radeva from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Haleema Sattar. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 17 August 2023, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Sattar from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Andrew Robin Denbigh-White. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 2 November 2023, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Denbigh-White from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Susan Shaw. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 20 July 2023, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Shaw from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.