On 10 April 2026, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal directed that Dr Keith Wolverson’s name be erased from the medical register. The tribunal found that his fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct, and that erasure was the only proportionate and appropriate sanction given his sustained disengagement, failure to provide any evidence of insight or remediation, and his not having practised since 2022.

No. The October 2025 review hearing (9–10 October 2025) resulted in a six-month suspension order, not erasure. The erasure direction was made at the subsequent review hearing held on 9–10 April 2026. This is confirmed by the MPTS case pages and the published Records of Determinations for each hearing.

Erasure is the most serious sanction available to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal. It means the doctor’s name is removed from the GMC’s medical register, and the doctor may no longer practise medicine in the United Kingdom. An erased doctor may apply for restoration to the register after five years, subject to certain conditions.

The original misconduct findings arose from a consultation at Royal Stoke University Hospital in 2018 and concerned inappropriate conduct toward a patient (identified as Ms A), together with a finding that Dr Wolverson had been dishonest in his account of his reasons for that conduct when he later described it in writing to his employer. Additional findings concerned disrespectful comments in patient clinical notes. The MPTS also found that Dr Wolverson had worked as a locum while his registration was suspended in November 2022, which subsequent tribunals described as a finding of the utmost gravity.

No. Dr Wolverson was neither present nor represented at the April 2026 review hearing. The tribunal was satisfied that service had been effective — letters sent in December 2025 had been returned marked “addressee gone away” — and that Dr Wolverson had deliberately disengaged. The tribunal proceeded in his absence in accordance with Rule 31 of the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004.

As of late May 2026, no High Court appeal by Dr Wolverson had been identified on the GMC’s recent appeal decisions page, on Find Case Law (caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk), or in publicly available search results. The GMC register recorded the erasure as not yet in force, pending the appeal period. The statutory appeal window under section 40 of the Medical Act 1983 is 28 days from notification. This record will be updated if an appeal is filed or determined. Readers should check the GMC register for the current status of GMC Ref 4328696.

An erased doctor may apply to the MPTS for restoration to the medical register, but not within five years of the erasure taking effect. Any application for restoration would be considered on its merits at the time, taking into account whether the doctor could demonstrate fitness to practise, including evidence of insight and remediation.

This record was selected for publication because of its public-interest and procedural significance: the MPTS determination documents the cumulative conduct of a GP found to have worked as a locum while under an active suspension order, compounding prior misconduct findings, and illustrates the consequences of sustained disengagement from the regulatory process across multiple review hearings. The record is based on MPTS published determinations and the GMC online register. Selection was made on documentary criteria before and independently of the outcome.