Interim Orders

The Interim Orders Panel made the following orders at its meeting on 24 September 2008:

New Cases

Name

THOMAS Andrew

Registration No.

2575771

Field of Practice

General Practice

Place of Practice

Wolverhampton

Type of Order

The Panel determined to impose an interim order of conditions for a period of 18 months from 24 September 2008 to 23 March 2010.  The conditions are as follows:

  1. He must notify the GMC promptly of any professional appointment he accepts for which registration with the GMC is required and provide the contact details of his employer and PCT on whose Medical Performers List he is included.
  2. He must allow the GMC to exchange information with his employer or any organisation for which he provides medical services.
  3. He must inform the GMC of any formal disciplinary proceedings taken against him, from the date of this determination.
  4. He must inform the GMC is he applies for employment outside the UK.
  5. He must seek a report from the persons advising the GMC in relation to his fitness to practise, for consideration by this panel, prior to any review hearing of this panel.
  6. He must keep his professional commitments under review and limit his medical practice in accordance with the recommendations of the person(s) advising the GMC in relation to his fitness to practise.
  7. He must cease work immediately if the person(s) advising the GMC in relation to his fitness to practise recommend that he does so.
  8. He must inform the following parties that his registration is subject to the conditions, listed at (1) to (7), above:
    1. Any organisation or person employing or contracting with him to undertake medical work.
    2. Any locum agency or out-of-hours service that he is registered with or applies to be registered with (at the time of application).
    3. Any prospective employer (at the time of application).
    4. The PCT in whose Medical Performers List he is included, or seeking inclusion (at the time of application).

Review Cases

Name

MARKANDOO Puvaneswary

Registration No.

3165254

Field of practice

Surgical - Breast Surgery

Place of practice

London

Type of order

The Panel reviewed the order of conditions made on 6 February 2007 and extended by the High Court and determined that it should be revoked.

 

Name

CHAIM Patrick Joy Thien

Registration No.

6045316

Field of practice

Ophthalmology

Place of practice

North Wales

Type of order

The Panel reviewed the order of suspension made on
7 April 2008 and determined that it should be maintained for the remainder of the duration of the order (until 6 October 2009).

 

Name

MOHANTY Ashok Kumar

Registration No.

4481838

Field of practice

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Place of practice

London

Type of order

The Panel reviewed the order of conditions made on
9 April 2008 and determined that the conditions should be varied for the remainder of the order (until 8 October 2009). The varied conditions are as follows:

  1. He must notify the GMC promptly of any professional appointment he accepts for which registration with the GMC is required and provide the contact details of his employers.
  2. He must allow the GMC to exchange information with his employer or any organisation for which he provides medical services.
  3. He must inform the GMC of any formal disciplinary proceedings taken against him, from the date of this determination.
  4. He must inform the GMC if he applies for medical employment outside the UK.
    1. He must confine his medical practice in obstetrics to National Health Service posts where his work will be supervised by a named consultant.
    2. He must seek a report from his supervisor for consideration by this Panel prior to any review hearing of this Panel.
  5. He must not undertake any out-of-hours work.
  6. He must inform the following parties that his registration is subject to the conditions, listed at (1) to (6), above:
    1. Any organisation or person employing or contracting with him to undertake medical work.
    2. Any locum agency that he is registered with or applies to be registered with (at the time of application).
    3. Any prospective employer (at the time of application).
    4. His Regional Director of Public Health.

 

Name

THEMEN Arthur Edward George

Registration No.

0826475

Field of practice

Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

Place of practice

Berkshire

Type of order

The Panel reviewed the order of conditions made on 18 January 2007 and extended by the High Court and determined that it should be maintained for the remainder of the duration of the order (until 16 July 2009).  The conditions are as follows:

  1. He must not carry out knee or hip joint replacement surgery.
  2. He must notify the GMC promptly of any professional appointment he accepts for which registration with the GMC is required and provide the contact details of his employer.
  3. He must allow the GMC to exchange information with his employer or any organisation for which he provides medical services.
  4. He must inform the GMC of any formal disciplinary proceedings taken against him, from the date of this determination.
  5. He must inform the GMC if he applies for employment outside the UK.
  6. He must inform the following parties that his registration is subject to the conditions, listed at (1) to (5), above:
    • Any organisation or person employing or contracting with him to undertake medical work.
    • Any locum agency or out-of-hours service he is registered with or applies to be registered with (at the time of application).
    • Any prospective employer (at the time of application).