Susannah Lindsay THOMS

‘Dr Thoms The Tribunal has found proved breaches of Good Medical Practice regarding your conviction on 19 April 2024 at Leeds Magistrates’ Court, where you were convicted for the offence of failing without reasonable excuse to provide a breath specimen for analysis on 3 April 2024 when you were suspected of having driven a vehicle, contrary to section 7(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. You were sentenced to imprisonment for 12 weeks, suspended for 12 months. In the circumstances, the Tribunal found that the breaches of GMP amounted to serious professional misconduct, but the Tribunal did not consider your fitness to practise to be impaired. However, your conduct did not meet the standards required of a doctor and must not be repeated. The required standards are set out in Good Medical Practice at paragraph 81. Whilst these failings are not so serious as to require any restriction on your registration, the Tribunal finds it necessary to respond to the departures from the standards required by issuing this warning in the interests of maintaining proper professional standards of conduct and public confidence in the profession. This warning will be published on the medical register in line with the GMC’s publication and disclosure policy, which can be found at www.gmc-uk.org/disclosurepolicy.’