Published regulator decisions
UK healthcare practitioners suspended from practice
A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. This page lists recent published suspension decisions across the UK healthcare regulators covered by MedicWatch.
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Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The panel suspended paramedic Benjamin Shepherd for 12 months after finding serious misconduct involving explicit photographs and inappropriate comments. Some conduct was sexual in nature, but sexual motivation was not proved. Several allegations were discontinued, and a proved offensive gesture was not serious misconduct. The panel recognised developing insight and some remediation, and considered striking off disproportionate. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period before the substantive order takes effect.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC found that Maureen Jindu Ugbah, a registered nurse, lacked competence across fundamental areas of nursing practice while working at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust in 2023, including patient assessment, medication administration, record keeping and escalation of concerns. The panel also found misconduct arising from her failure to cooperate with an NMC investigation, and that she lacked the knowledge of English needed to practise safely. It imposed a 12-month suspension order and an 18-month interim suspension order.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC tribunal decided that Marius McGovern should be suspended for 12 months for failures to cooperate with legal and regulatory processes. It found clinical failings remediated and several other allegations unproved. It required a review and declined immediate suspension. The hearing page records an appeal on 18 August 2026 and states that this suspension will not take effect until after the appeal proceedings.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Jade Robertson (Gregory), a registered adult nurse, had a number of charges proved relating to lack of competence and health. The committee determined that her fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension order, together with an 18-month interim suspension order. The hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19, so the detailed findings are not in the public record.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 2 months
At his July 2026 hearing, paramedic Mohammed Qasim Hussain received a two-month suspension from 13 August for a dishonest mentorship portfolio. The panel accepted significant insight and remediation and found no current personal impairment, but imposed suspension to uphold public confidence. It refused an interim order. This decision preceded the separate September review of his suspension.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The panel suspended paramedic David Lacy for 12 months after finding inappropriate sexual comments and non-consensual touching of a junior colleague. Sexual motivation was not proved for two other comments. The panel accepted his remorse and developing insight, but found his remediation insufficient. It considered striking off disproportionate and barred an application for early review during the first ten months. An existing interim suspension concerned a separate matter.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
Occupational therapist Simon G Clarke was given a 12-month suspension following a private HCPC Health Committee hearing. The panel published a decision which records the order but does not disclose the substantive findings or health details. The suspension takes effect after the appeal period, or after an appeal is resolved. A separate interim suspension covers that period.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
Occupational therapist Charles K Jimingo had his suspension extended by six months, from 28 August 2026 to 28 February 2027. Reviewing earlier findings about professional boundaries and dishonesty, the panel recognised developing reflection but found insufficient evidence that learning had been applied in practice. It found continuing impairment and required another review before the order expires.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
Radiographer Nicholas Whitaker had his suspension extended by six months, from 11 July 2026 to 11 January 2027. The panel accepted genuine remorse and reflection about his treatment of colleagues, but found insufficient evidence of improved clinical judgement, supervision and delegation or maintained professional skills. It found continuing impairment and required a further review before expiry.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
Radiographer Manoj Nair was suspended for 12 months after a regulatory panel found sexually motivated misconduct towards a colleague and delayed reporting of a criminal charge. He had been acquitted in the criminal case; the panel applied the different civil standard of proof. It found continuing impairment, but considered suspension proportionate after weighing the isolated incident and seven years without further reported concerns.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Hannah Elaine Forbes, a learning disabilities nurse who worked as a team lead at Mary Ann Evans Hospice in Warwickshire, bullied and demeaned colleagues and made an inappropriate remark about the care of a patient with HIV. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and suspended her for six months with a review, imposing an 18-month interim suspension order pending any appeal.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 3 months
The NMC found that registered nurse Henrietta Gibson-Leigertwood grabbed a vulnerable mental health patient, pulled the patient by the hair, did not use de-escalation techniques, and then made an inaccurate and dishonest Datix entry claiming the patient had attacked her. She admitted the charges. The Fitness to Practise Committee found her fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct and imposed a three-month suspension order with a review, plus an 18-month interim suspension order.
Health and Care Professions CouncilArts therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
Arts therapist Jaymie-Lee Fines had an existing suspension extended by six months, from 5 July 2026 until 5 January 2027. The panel held the review in private to protect health and private-life information. The public decision records the extension and the requirement for another review, but does not disclose the substantive reasons.
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.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC tribunal decided that the suspension on dentist Nafisa Kaduji's registration should be extended for a further 12 months. The decision was made by the Health Committee at a review hearing on 2 July 2026. Ms Kaduji has been suspended since 13 August 2024. The order will be reviewed again before it expires. At the time of publication, the decision was within the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Lydia Edwards, an adult nurse working in Bristol, failed to demonstrate the standards of knowledge, skill and judgement required to practise without supervision as a Band 5 nurse between September 2019 and February 2023, in areas including patient assessment, medication administration, time management, record-keeping and communication. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired by reason of lack of competence and imposed a 12-month suspension order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that adult nurse Katherine Rachel Power's fitness to practise was impaired in a health case and imposed a 12-month suspension order, with an 18-month interim suspension to cover any appeal period. The panel accepted a consensual panel determination, and facts were proved by her admission. The hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19, so the detailed findings are not public.
Health and Care Professions CouncilDietitian
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel found that Billy Law's fitness to practise remained impaired after earlier findings of working beyond his dietitian role. It recognised his progress at previous reviews but had no new evidence that outstanding concerns had been addressed. The panel extended his suspension for six months from 7 August 2026, with another review before 7 February 2027. It considered striking off disproportionate.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Sanjay Kumar Narasimhan, a ward manager at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, dishonestly allocated bank shifts a junior colleague had not worked and requested the payments for himself, and acted in an intimidating manner towards that colleague. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds and imposed a four-month suspension order, with an 18-month interim suspension order pending any appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel found that Harvey M Lee committed misconduct by treating patients after taking cocaine the previous evening, and through assault and criminal damage. It imposed a 12-month suspension, with a separate interim suspension pending appeal. The panel recognised remorse and some remedial steps but found continuing impairment. It identified potential patient harm, without evidence of actual harm, and considered striking off disproportionate.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Tina Patricia Orbell, a nurse who worked in Birmingham, publicly shared and commented on social media posts between July 2024 and February 2025 that were offensive, derogatory and discriminatory, motivated by hostility or a discriminatory attitude towards people of a different race, religion or immigration status. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and imposed a six-month suspension order, with an 18-month interim suspension order.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel found that Amanda Maison's fitness to practise remained impaired after earlier misconduct involving leaving a theatre while a patient was sedated and her treatment of a colleague. It extended her suspension for six months from 9 August 2026. The panel acknowledged engagement and some developing insight but found insufficient evidence of remediation. It considered striking off disproportionate at this review.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist Paul Brown's fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and suspended him for 12 months, with immediate effect and a review. The Professional Conduct Committee found serious clinical failings with two patients, dishonesty in a letter to patients and in NHS claims made under his performer number for another dentist's work, racially motivated conduct in requiring a colleague to anglicise her name, and offensive language and humiliating behaviour towards colleagues.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The GDC’s public record states that a four-month suspension was imposed on Suraj Vatish on 18 June 2026 and that an appeal was lodged on 15 July 2026. At the register check on 22 September 2026, it continued to show suspension pending appeal. The latest appeal outcome is being verified; the disputed underlying narrative is withheld during that review.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOperating department practitioner
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The HCPTS panel extended Emma Thompson's suspension for four months from 1 August 2026, with another review before 1 December 2026. The hearing was held entirely in private and the published decision is redacted. It records the extension as necessary for public protection while leaving the substantive private findings undisclosed. The panel did not order striking off.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel extended Bethan White's suspension for six months from 29 July 2026, with a further review before 29 January 2027. The hearing was held entirely in private. The public decision records the suspension order and procedural decisions but does not disclose the substantive findings or reasons for continuing the restriction.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Chloe Freya Ellis should remain suspended. At a review hearing on 17 June 2026, the Health Committee found her fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of adverse health, noting she had not engaged with the GDC or provided up-to-date evidence about her health. The committee extended her suspension for a further 12 months, with a review before it expires. The hearing was held in private.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse and midwife Annette Black's fitness to practise was impaired on the grounds of misconduct and health. The panel found several charges proved and imposed a suspension order for 12 months with a review, together with an interim suspension order of 18 months. The hearing was held in private under Rule 19, so the detailed findings are not public.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 3 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Bernadett Kiralyne Kemenes, an adult nurse working in Scottish care homes, made repeated medication errors between October 2022 and June 2023, including giving a resident 32 units of insulin instead of the prescribed 8, and dishonestly amended the resident's medication records to conceal the error. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and suspended her for three months, with an interim conditions of practice order until the suspension takes effect.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
William Robert Stuart Aspinall
The GDC tribunal decided that dentist William Aspinall's fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and suspended him for six months. The Professional Conduct Committee found he engaged in inappropriate, sexually motivated conduct towards two female colleagues without their consent, including touching in the surgery, at a nightclub and in a taxi. The committee found impairment on public interest grounds only and did not impose an immediate order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilOccupational therapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS Health Committee extended Paul J Cronje-Jarvis's suspension for six months from 25 July 2026. The order must be reviewed before its expiry on 25 January 2027. The review was held in private, and the public determination does not disclose the substantive evidence or reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel extended Pratiksha Venkatesh Patil's suspension for 12 months from 23 July 2026. Reviewing earlier findings of lack of competence in physiotherapy assessment, patient safety and record keeping, it found no evidence of insight or remediation and a continuing risk of repetition. The panel found her fitness to practise remained impaired and considered conditions of practice unworkable.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Ritah Ssali, a mental health nurse, remains impaired at a review of her 12-month conditions of practice order on 9 June 2026. The panel replaced the conditions with a six-month suspension order taking effect on 13 June 2026. The case concerned misconduct and health matters and was heard entirely in private, so the panel's detailed reasons are not public.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC tribunal decided that dental nurse Hannah Jane Finnigan's fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct and by a conviction, and suspended her for 12 months with immediate effect and a review. The Professional Conduct Committee found she dishonestly failed to declare a police caution when applying for registration, was convicted of drug driving in 2024, did not promptly inform the GDC, and worked without indemnity insurance.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel extended Ruby-May Addy's suspension for a further six months from 16 June 2026, with another review required before 16 December 2026. The hearing was held in private, and the public determination does not disclose the substantive evidence or reasons for the current decision.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The HCPTS panel extended William Smethurst's suspension for four months from 19 June 2026. The review followed earlier misconduct findings involving explicit photographs taken at work and dishonesty during an investigation. The panel found continuing impairment and no evidence of sufficient insight or remediation, but saw some indication that he was willing to engage. Another review is required before 19 October 2026.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilHearing aid dispenser
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel suspended John Smyth for six months after finding misconduct during a hearing-aid impression appointment. Material became lodged in a service user's ear and required surgical removal. The panel found failures in procedure, recording and reporting, with incomplete insight and no evidence of remediation. It also imposed a separate interim suspension of up to 18 months to cover the appeal period and any appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 3 months
The HCPTS panel extended Alexander McDowell's suspension for three months following a review of earlier misconduct involving professional boundaries and dishonesty. It recognised some progress and remorse but found insufficient insight and evidence of remediation, with a continuing risk of repetition. The further suspension runs from 27 June 2026 and must be reviewed before 27 September 2026. The panel imposed three months rather than the six months sought by the HCPC.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Sean Fergus McMullan, an adult nurse from Mid and East Antrim, breached professional boundaries by sending sexually motivated messages to a patient on Grindr, failed to disclose a conflict of interest when triaging him, and dishonestly told his employer's investigation that the patient or someone else had sent the messages. The panel suspended him for 12 months, with an 18-month interim suspension covering the appeal period.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Asha Bitita, an adult nurse working at a care home in Oxfordshire, dishonestly told her employer she had called 999 after finding a resident unresponsive in March 2022, when call records showed no 999 call was made. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds and suspended her for 12 months, noting the dishonesty was an isolated incident.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel ordered a 12-month suspension of Laura Fulton's registration following a private hearing. The public decision does not publish the substantive health-linked findings and reasons. It records that the separate health allegation was discontinued because it could not lead to a greater sanction. A separate interim suspension covers the appeal period and any appeal for up to 18 months.
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.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPractitioner psychologist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel ordered a six-month suspension for Hugo Barroso following theft and fraud convictions, on public-interest grounds only. It recognised insight and remediation and found no appreciable risk of repetition. The panel refused an interim suspension. The official source records an appeal, meaning the substantive suspension does not take effect while the appeal remains pending.
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.