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Tribunal retires to consider ruling in neurologist fitness to practise hearing

Northern Ireland

Fitness to practise hearing for neurologist Michael Watt proceeds in his absence

A tribunal panel in a fitness to practise hearing into a neurologist at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients has retired to consider its findings. Earlier, the tribunal chairman said the case could proceed despite the legal ...

27 Oct 2023 at 16:08

Northern Ireland

Neurologist to face new fitness to practise hearing

A neurologist at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest ever recall of patients is to face a new public hearing over his fitness to practise. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has announced that a hearing into Dr Michael Watt ...

21 Aug 2023 at 15:45

Northern Ireland

Fraudulent psychiatrist Zholia Alemi came to ‘believe her own lie’

A bogus psychiatrist who came to “believe her own lie” was found out when police discovered a “treasure trove” of documents at her house, a detective has said. Zholia Alemi was jailed for seven years on Tuesday after being found guilty of ...

28 Feb 2023 at 14:20

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland struggling to retain doctors, GMC chief warns

Northern Ireland is struggling to retain medical talent as significant numbers of graduating doctors quit the region after medical school, the chief executive of the General Medical Council (GMC) has warned. Charlie Massey told an ...

06 Nov 2025 at 10:06

Northern Ireland

GMC warns of high risk of doctor burnout

The NHS backlog of care cannot be properly addressed with an “exhausted and depleted supply of clinicians”, the General Medical Council (GMC) has warned. The UK doctors’ regulator said that the “risk of burnout is now the highest ...

19 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

Neurologist gave patients drugs with toxic side-effects, tribunal told

An assessment report into a Belfast-based neurologist found that he repeatedly failed to make correct diagnoses, which led to patients inappropriately being given drugs with “serious and toxic side-effects”, a fitness to ...

04 Sept 2023 at 11:56

Northern Ireland

Bogus psychiatrist allowed to practise after abject failure of scrutiny – judge

A judge has criticised the General Medical Council (GMC) for an “abject failure of scrutiny” after a bogus psychiatrist who submitted “clearly false documents” was able to practise for more than 20 years. Zholia Alemi ...

28 Feb 2023 at 14:04

Northern Ireland

Bogus doctor told to pay NHS more than £400,000 or face longer jail term

A bogus psychiatrist has been ordered to pay back the NHS more than £400,000 or face two-and-a-half more years in prison. Zholia Alemi, 62, was jailed in February 2023 for seven years after she committed a string of ...

04 Jun 2025 at 16:19

Derry doctor Anne McCloskey suspended from practicing medicine after Covid claims

Derry News

Derry doctor Anne McCluskey suspended from practicing medicine after Covid claims

Dr Anne McCloskey, has received an interim-suspension from practicing medicine for 18-months following following an Interim Orders Tribunal at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. The decision comes ...

24 Sept 2021 at 18:17

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