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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Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed Susan Diane Oosenbrugh's existing suspension order at a meeting on 6 February 2026 and found that her fitness to practise remained impaired. The original misconduct was linked to the death of a resident. No evidence of insight, remorse or remediation had been provided. The panel determined that a striking-off order was necessary, to take effect on 26 March 2026 when the existing suspension expired.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Tej Kumar Kundra. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 5 February 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Kundra 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.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Louise Graham, a registered nurse in North Lanarkshire, took medication from hospital supplies for personal use on one or more occasions between October and November 2023, acting dishonestly. The panel found the conduct fundamentally incompatible with remaining on the register and imposed a striking-off order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Helen McLaughlan, a nurse at Wexham Park Hospital, dispensed medication from the hospital's automated system on numerous occasions without clinical justification between November 2020 and April 2021, taking it for personal use. The panel found this conduct dishonest and fundamentally incompatible with remaining on the register, and imposed a striking-off order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed an existing suspension order on Dorothy Onwuteaka and found that her fitness to practise remained impaired. No evidence of insight or practice improvement had been provided despite guidance from multiple previous review panels. The panel determined that a striking-off order was the only sanction adequate to protect the public, to take effect on 12 March 2026 when the existing suspension expired.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a striking-off order on Kirsty Victoria James, a registered adult nurse from Cheshire, at a review hearing on 2 February 2026, taking immediate effect. The panel found that she had not engaged with the regulatory process since the original substantive hearing in 2023, had not revalidated, and had provided no evidence of remediation or insight. The original charges included accessing patient records without authority and medication administration failures.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Brian Woolford should be subject to the published outcome from a review 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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Guy Carman 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilHearing aid dispenser
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Ahsan Ali 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Mark William Stokes should be subject to the published outcome from a review 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.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC found that Sarah Abogatal dishonestly received payment for shifts she had not worked, used colleagues' credentials to finalise payment claims and failed to attend court to answer a fraud charge. The panel found current impairment, a risk of repetition and financial harm, and ordered her to be struck off the register, with an interim suspension pending the order taking effect.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Manna Reji 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilChiropodist / podiatrist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Lady Deborah Knight Griffiths should be subject to the published outcome from a review 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.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Roshan Karunasekara. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 8 January 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Karunasekara from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. Please note Mr Karunasekara is now subject to 2 separate sanctions under separate cases. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilChiropodist / podiatrist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Zoe L Heeks 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Soraya Jurado Gonzalez 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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Mohammed Munaf's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and directed his erasure from the Medical Register. The tribunal found he had repeatedly posted antisemitic, racist and sexist content on social media over a two-year period, had dishonestly issued a sick note while his licence was suspended by an interim order, and had breached his interim conditions. The tribunal found no evidence of insight or remediation.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for April Maureen Carrington. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 9 January 2026, the Health Committee made an order to erase Ms Carrington from the register and ordered that her registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Yuliyan S Dimov 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Vimal Vinod should be subject to the published outcome from a review 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilChiropodist / podiatrist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Emma-Jo Montgomery should be subject to the published outcome from a review 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.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Sanaz Bastani-Boshehri. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 19 December 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Bastani-Boshehri'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 CouncilRadiographer
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Jeanette S Clewes 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Natalie Twomey 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilChiropodist / podiatrist
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Mark Considine 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.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Matthew Desmond Thomas Gibson. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 11 December 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Gibson 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 CouncilSpeech and language therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Sandra Marshall should be subject to the published outcome from a review 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilHearing aid dispenser
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Mrs Elaine Moore should be subject to the published outcome from a review 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.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
GüNter Karl Rudolf Flatischler
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for GüNter Karl Rudolf Flatischler. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 04 December 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Flatischler'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 CouncilOccupational therapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Eric Izydorczyk 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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Phillip F Hopkins should be subject to the published outcome from a review 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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Hussain was convicted on 2 March 2023 at Chelmsford Crown Court of doing an act intending to pervert the course of justice, having attended a complainant's address with £5,000 and a retraction statement. He was sentenced to 14 months' imprisonment on 5 February 2025. The tribunal assessed the risk to public protection as high, found a persistent lack of insight, and determined that erasure was the only proportionate sanction. An immediate order was imposed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel decided that Rosario Canade 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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
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.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for John Anthony Dardis. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 20 November 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Dardis'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 Vassilis Kontogiannis. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 12 November 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Kontogiannis 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 decided to strike paramedic Grzegorz P Skierka off when his current suspension expired. An earlier panel found misconduct and impairment after he attempted to obtain psilocin or psilocybin online in July 2021. The detailed reasons for the review panel's findings on impairment and sanction were redacted from the public decision.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that operating department practitioner Lee Turner repeatedly made sexually motivated comments and physical contact towards colleagues, including pinning one colleague to an operating table. It found misconduct and current impairment, with very limited insight and a continuing risk of repetition. The panel struck him off and imposed an interim suspension for the appeal period.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ayesha Khan was convicted in October 2022 of dishonestly forging multiple prescriptions to obtain controlled drugs for herself, and of failing to disclose her prior conviction and a GMC warning when applying for employment. The tribunal determined that her fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct and conviction. Due to the persistent nature of her dishonesty across several years and her lack of insight, the tribunal decided that erasure from the Medical Register was the only appropriate sanction.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel found that Aron Moorhouse committed sexually motivated misconduct towards two service users during several physiotherapy appointments and failed to obtain informed consent. Applying the civil standard after his earlier criminal acquittal, it found most particulars proved and his fitness to practise impaired on personal and public grounds. The panel ordered striking off and imposed an 18-month interim suspension during the appeal period.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Masud Prodhan self-prescribed medication by issuing prescriptions to a close personal contact on seven occasions over nearly four years, then denied this in a formal NHS investigation witness statement and again in a subsequent interview. His practices also had multiple CQC regulatory failures. The tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired and, despite his admissions and personal circumstances, determined that his persistent dishonesty and limited insight made erasure from the Medical Register the only appropriate sanction. Dr Prodhan has lodged an appeal.