Our sanctions

We have a range of actions we can take on a doctor’s registration.

We can take action to make sure we protect patients, maintain confidence in the medical profession and uphold the standards we expect of doctors.

We can give doctors a warning. Or we can agree undertakings with them in certain cases.

We can also refer them to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), which has the power to restrict, suspend, or revoke a doctor’s registration in the UK.

All actions we take against doctors are published on the medical register according to our publication and disclosure policy. 

Why read this?
To find out what our sanctions are, and how we decide on one sanction over another.
Who should read this?
Doctors or members of the public who want to find out what can happen as a result of an investigation.
  1. Summary
  2. Interim sanctions
  3. Warnings
  1. The Investigation Committee
  2. Undertakings
  3. Referral for a hearing at the MPTS
Next Interim sanctions

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