Data on our hearings

Analysis of case types recorded in 2025

The tables below show the breakdown of allegation types considered by tribunals in 2025.

All case types

This table sets out all allegation types heard by our tribunals, across 160 hearings in 2025:

Case type	# Types recorded	% Types recorded
Dishonesty	74	27.4%
Sexual misconduct	48	17.8%
Other misconduct	41	15.2%
Clinical concerns	36	13.3%
Adverse health condition	24	8.9%
Violent or abusive behaviour	23	8.5%
Substance misuse/abuse	12	4.4%
Discrimination	7	2.6%
Determination of another regulator	5	1.9%
Total	270	100%

 

Who are the targets of violent or abusive behaviour?

This table gives a further breakdown of violent or abusive case types data, recording who was the target of the behaviour:

Case type – violent or abusive behaviour (all)	# Types recorded	% Types recorded
Violent or abusive behaviour – relative	13	56.5%
Violent or abusive behaviour – other	5	21.7%
Violent or abusive behaviour – colleague	3	13.1%
Violent or abusive behaviour – patient	2	8.7%
Total	23	100%

 

Who are the targets of sexual misconduct?

This table gives a further breakdown of sexual misconduct case types data, recording who was the target of the sexual misconduct:

Case type	# Types recorded	% Types recorded
Sexual misconduct – colleague	18	37.5%
Sexual misconduct – patient	17	35.4%
Sexual misconduct – other, including online offences	11	22.9%
Sexual misconduct – relative or someone known to the doctor	2	4.2%
Total	48	100%

   

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