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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161 total
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Natesh Bangalore Shasi. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 19 February 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Bangalore Shasi for a period of 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. On 23 March 2026, Mr Bangalore Shasi appealed to the High Court against the PCC’s decision. The immediate order of... The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspended from practice· 8 months
The NMC found that Miss Lucy Pollard, a registered learning disabilities nurse, had her fitness to practise found impaired by reason of misconduct. The substantive hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19. The panel found four charges proved and imposed a suspension order running until 6 October 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The NMC found that Jophil George's fitness to practise was impaired after proved findings about unwanted sexual conduct towards a colleague, including hugging, kissing and touching. The panel found some charges not proved, and found sexual motivation only for some proved conduct. It imposed a six-month suspension order with review and an 18-month interim suspension order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review hearing for Lenora Fancita Collins-Carty in a health case. The panel was reviewing Lenora Fancita Collins-Carty's existing Conditions of practice order (3 years). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a suspension order for 12 months. The published document gives limited detail because the hearing was held wholly or partly in private.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Isa Alalwani's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct after he sent two photographs of a patient with a large open leg wound from his personal mobile phone to a third party via WhatsApp on 14 July 2022. The images included patient identifiers and were sent for personal reasons. The tribunal ordered a six-month suspension with a review hearing and imposed an immediate order so the suspension takes effect at once. Dr Alalwani did not attend the hearing and provided no evidence of insight or remediation.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a suspension order on Deborah Stevenson, a registered adult nurse from Hampshire and Isle of Wight, on 12 February 2026. The committee found charges of misconduct proved including repeated breaches of professional boundaries with patients and bullying and harassment of colleagues while working as a Community Staff Nurse at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. The suspension order lasts 9 months.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Victor Evbuomwan's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. Between December 2021 and February 2024 he was dishonest in four documents submitted to prospective NHS employers and the GMC, including misrepresenting NHS work experience and failing to declare a 2007 fraud conviction. The tribunal found his 2007 conviction itself did not impair his fitness to practise given the passage of time. On 10 February 2026 it suspended his registration for 12 months with a review and imposed an immediate order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a suspension order on Cali Maxamuud, a registered mental health nurse from Bedfordshire, on 10 February 2026. The committee found proved that Maxamuud made derogatory comments via WhatsApp about a vulnerable patient at Cygnet Hospital in 2019, including comments that the patient 'should be allowed to die'. The suspension order lasts 6 months and includes a review. Mr Maxamuud is currently subject to a DBS Barring decision.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Joseph Rugemintwaza had not complied with a General Medical Council direction to undergo a Performance Assessment, after his NHS trust raised concerns about his clinical practice in 2023. Despite repeated requests over several months, he did not return the required forms. The tribunal found there was no good reason for the non-compliance and on 6 February 2026 directed that his registration be suspended for 12 months with a review hearing, and imposed an immediate order.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 2 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Najmiah Ahmad's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. In late 2023 and early 2024 she reposted two items on X that the tribunal found were objectively antisemitic and seriously offensive, including an AI-generated image suggesting Jewish involvement in the 9/11 attacks. The tribunal accepted she was not motivated by religious hostility but found she had identified herself as a doctor when reposting. On 6 February 2026 it directed a 2-month suspension with a review hearing.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Alan Thomas Haugh, a registered nurse in Leeds, made racially abusive comments to colleagues, threw food at a colleague, acted aggressively toward a patient, and failed to complete patient notes. The panel found misconduct and impairment and imposed a suspension order of 12 months, noting some developing insight and mitigation but finding visible restriction from practice was required to maintain public confidence.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Olivia Phillips, a nurse at Spencer Street Surgery, failed to carry out diabetic foot assessments on fifteen occasions between February and April 2024 and falsely recorded them as completed. The panel found this conduct dishonest and imposed a suspension order of 6 months. Given Olivia Phillips's significant insight, genuine remorse, and low risk of repetition, the panel found a striking-off order disproportionate.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental hygienist
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Johanne Hendry. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 5 February 2026 the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Ms Hendry's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Ms Hendry has been suspended since 12 February 2025. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Siamak Akbari Baghal. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 2 February 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Mr Akbari Baghal's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Mr Akbari Baghal has been suspended since 2 January 2025. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Lucy Ann Symes. It imposed or extended a 6-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 2 February 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Symes for a period of 6 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that her registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Mark Elias's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his conviction. In January 2025 he was convicted of outraging public decency after performing sexual acts in public on a train in September 2024 and was sentenced to eight weeks' imprisonment suspended for 12 months. The tribunal placed the conviction at the higher end of the spectrum of seriousness but accepted he had shown good insight and self-referred to the GMC. On 30 January 2026 it directed suspension of his registration for six months with no review, and imposed an immediate order.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for Rachel Rafferty. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 21 January 2026, the Health Committee suspended Ms Raffery for a period of 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that her registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 3 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Salma Naz. It imposed or extended a 3-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 19 March 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Naz for a period of 3 months. The suspension will take effect after the appeal period. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Michael John Frankl. It imposed or extended a 9-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 14 January 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Frankl for a period of 9 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. [within appeal period] The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Nariman Emami. It imposed or extended a 9-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 5 January 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Mr Emami's registration for a further 9 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Mr Emami has been suspended since 1 February 2025. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sayed Mia's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. He had carried out surgical procedures at premises not registered with the CQC, then given false information to CQC inspectors when they visited, and omitted the work from a Declaration of Concerns form. The tribunal imposed a 12-month suspension, finding erasure disproportionate given his engagement with proceedings and steps towards remediation. A review hearing was directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Charity Gentry's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. The tribunal found she had given dishonest evidence at a Coroner's Inquest regarding the care of a patient whose baby died, and had also committed clinical failings in the care of multiple obstetric patients between 2017 and 2018. The tribunal imposed a 12-month suspension with a review directed, finding erasure disproportionate given her otherwise unblemished career and developing insight.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Prabjit Singh Banwait. It imposed or extended a 6-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 18 December 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Banwait for a period of six months. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Vatikutti attended a surgical shift at Warrington and Halton Hospitals on 22 September 2023 whilst under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol reading of 48 mg/dl taken at 12:22pm. The tribunal found the misconduct very serious, noting a reckless disregard for patient safety and very limited insight. A 9-month suspension was imposed with a review hearing directed and an immediate order of suspension applied.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Mollie Hilary Taylor. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 12 December 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Ms Taylor's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Ms Taylor has been suspended since 11 December 2024. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Gaurav Madahar. It imposed or extended a 9-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 12 December 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Madahar for a period of 9 months. (The suspension will take effect after the appeal period.) 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.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Shehu, a locum Consultant Physician, failed to provide adequate care to Patient A on 28 December 2022, including failing to consider diagnoses other than deep vein thrombosis, take an adequate history, arrange appropriate investigations, or implement an adequate treatment plan. Patient A died the following day. Dr Shehu admitted all the allegations. The tribunal found limited insight and incomplete remediation, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 5 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eisenhauer, a GP in Nottingham, engaged in dishonesty on 17 and 19 July 2024 by booking fictitious face-to-face appointments and then making a false retrospective entry in a patient's medical records. She admitted all the allegations. The tribunal found her fitness to practise was impaired at a medium level of risk and imposed a 5-month suspension with a review hearing directed. No immediate order was imposed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eve's fitness to practise was impaired following her conviction on 19 July 2024 at Leeds Magistrates' Court for drink driving on 3 July 2024, with a breath alcohol reading of 151 micrograms per 100 millilitres. She was sentenced to 8 weeks custody suspended for 12 months and disqualified from driving for 36 months. The tribunal assessed the risk as medium, found conditions insufficient to mark the seriousness of the conviction, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Kaur engaged in dishonest conduct related to a benefit fraud conviction in 2022, with the underlying conduct occurring between 2016 and 2018. She also failed to notify the GMC of criminal proceedings and made a false declaration on her GMC registration application. The tribunal found her fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a 4-month suspension with a review directed, finding limited and developing insight.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Savanna Cormack. It imposed or extended a 9-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 28 November 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Miss Cormack’s registration for a further 9 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Ms Cormack has been suspended since 3 April 2024. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 8 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sanusi wrote a private prescription on 1 August 2024 while knowing her licence to practise had been withdrawn for failure to revalidate. The tribunal found this was dishonest and that her fitness to practise was impaired. It noted limited insight and that she had not accepted the dishonesty finding. An 8-month suspension was imposed with a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 9 months
Dr Charles Wayawa Mafuta Kisolokele
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Wayawa had inappropriately prescribed medication to a community member and to himself on multiple occasions between 2022 and 2023 while working in an Urgent Care Centre. The tribunal found that Dr Wayawa had been dishonest, including by backdating prescriptions and falsifying records to conceal his actions. The tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired and imposed a nine-month suspension, directing a review hearing. The tribunal accepted that Dr Wayawa had acted out of a misguided attempt to help others rather than for personal gain, had made full admissions, and had shown genuine remorse and insight.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Hamdy El-Shikh, who was convicted of drug possession in 2021 and found to have been dishonest at an appraisal meeting, remained impaired at this third review hearing. He had provided no evidence of insight, remediation, or CPD since his previous review. The tribunal imposed a further 12-month suspension and directed another review hearing, noting he had not had a full opportunity to demonstrate progress due to circumstances abroad.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Josu Mendiguren was convicted in August 2023 of drink driving and had subsequently attended work whilst under the influence of alcohol on two occasions, conducting patient consultations while intoxicated. He also failed to notify the GMC of his charge and conviction without delay. The tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct and conviction, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed, noting his very limited insight and negligible steps toward remediation.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Elena Horri. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 12 November 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Horri for a period of 12 Months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 7 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Rukmana Rabindran was convicted in July 2024 of drink driving and reckless driving on 23 May 2024, having driven at speeds of up to approximately 120 mph while over the alcohol limit. The tribunal determined that his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of conviction and imposed a 7-month suspension with a review hearing directed, noting his development of insight had not been timely but that his conduct was not fundamentally incompatible with continued registration.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Mark Johnson. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 7 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Richard Bowley. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 7-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, conviction / caution case for Mary Anne McCloskey. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Sajaad Hussain. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 31 October 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Hussain for a period of 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also 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
Suspended from practice· 6 months
Frank Dieter Bernhard Karl Negwer
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for Frank Dieter Bernhard Karl Negwer. It imposed or extended a 6-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 29 October 2025 the Health Committee suspended Mr Negwer for a period of 6 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that his registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Nganjo Endeley. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Jan Mozny. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 10 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, conviction / caution case for Patrick Hart. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 10-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, determination of another regulator case for Andrej Grajn. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Keith Wolverson. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 6-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Charles Anigala. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 4-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a determination of another regulator case for Mark Mackenzie. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 9-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Josevania Martins. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 9-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.