“During the year, 13,465 concerns were assessed as part of the regulator’s triage process, the initial stage which determines if a concern meets the threshold for action. That was a 25% increase on 2024, when 10,769 concerns were triaged”.
“In 2025, most cases (12,146 of the 13,465), were closed as they did not meet the legal threshold for a full investigation”.
“In 2025, case examiners considered 679 cases. Of those, 184 were referred to an independent tribunal, 110 doctors were given warnings, 60 agreed ‘undertakings’ – restrictions on their practice – and 16 were given advice by the regulator. The remaining 309 cases were closed with no further action…”
Of the 160 tribunal hearings that took place in 2025, the report indicates that 68 received a suspension order and 48 were erased from the register.
- it makes for interesting reading by anyone with an interest in healthcare and professional regulation – and anyone facing fitness to practise proceedings.