Dr Sarah MORWOOD
Doctor- Decision on impairment
- Hearing not yet held
- Outcome
- Hearing not yet held
- Type of case
- Conviction / Caution, Misconduct
- Hearing start date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Hearing end date
- 04 Feb 2025
- Hearing venue
- St James’s Buildings, 79 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FQ Get directions to St James’s Buildings, 79 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FQ for Dr Sarah MORWOOD's hearing. External link opens in a new tab.
- GMC reference number
- 7285658
- Area of practice
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Profession
- Doctor
Pre hearing information
- Allegation
The tribunal will inquire into the allegation that, between August 2017 and November 2023, whilst employed at the Royal United Bath NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust), Dr Morwood removed medication when not permitted to do so. It is alleged that Dr Morwood’s actions were dishonest.
It is also alleged that, on 9 October 2023 at Taunton Magistrates’ Court, Dr Morwood was convicted of driving a vehicle whilst unfit through drugs, theft from the Trust and fraud by false representation between 22 and 27 February 2023. It is further alleged that for the listed offences Dr Morwood was sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment suspended for 12 months, a rehabilitation activity requirement for 10 days, an unpaid work requirement for 120 hours and disqualified from driving for 18 months.
We expect parts of this case to be heard in private.
- Decisions
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- Journalists
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- Private hearings
- In accordance with Rule 41(2) of the General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004, the tribunal may decide to exclude the public from the proceedings or any part of the proceedings, where they consider that the circumstances of the case outweigh the public interest in holding the hearing in public.