MCA previously approved doctors
Updated 23 January 2026
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The following table contains the names of doctors who were previously approved but whose approval has lapsed during the last two years, showing the date when they ceased to be approved.
Approval can lapse for a variety of reasons, including retirement, change of address, or no longer wishing to carry out ENG 1 examinations.
| Name | Location | Date no longer approved |
| Dr A Ward | Dorset | January 2026 |
| Dr A Harrison | Cumbria | January 2026 |
| Dr R Spooner | Norfolk | January 2026 |
| Dr J Price | Southsea | December 2025 |
| Dr J Sarangi | Bristol | December 2025 |
| Dr Rodrigues Araujo | Cape Verde Islands - Carisbrooke Shipping | November 2025 |
| Dr Lin | Myanmar - Zodiac Maritime Ltd | October 2025 |
| Dr C Watts | London | September 2025 |
| Dr R Phillips | Glasgow | September 2025 |
| Dr G Clayton | Lincolnshire | August 2025 |
| Dr T Hunter | Ayr | August 2025 |
| Dr M Sorensen | Swansea | August 2025 |
| Dr N Cooper | Aberystwyth | June 2025 |
| Dr A Nelson | Fishguard | May 2025 |
| Dr J Hunt | Plymouth | April 2025 |
| Dr R Jones | Cardiff | April 2025 |
| Dr L Leighton | Essex | April 2025 |
| Dr R Edwards | Falklands | March 2025 |
| Dr S Williams | Glamorgan | March 2025 |
| Dr I Wear | Cumbria | March 2025 |
| Dr Labib | Egypt - Stena Drilling | March 2025 |
| Dr Rawlinson | Isle of Skye | March 2025 |
| Dr Ledger | Ayr | March 2025 |
| Dr Egbe | Southampton | March 2025 |
| Dr W Metcalfe | Swansea | January 2025 |
| Dr G Hawkley | Aberdeen | January 2025 |
| Dr H Cousins | Southampton | January 2025 |
| Dr S Kemp | Orkney | December 2024 |
| Dr O Agboola | Greater Manchester | October 2024 |
| Dr J Ross | Cornwall | September 2024 |
| Dr S McAndry | Isle of Man | September 2024 |
| Dr A Lyon | Orkney | September 2024 |
| Dr M Boyle | Oban | August 2024 |
| Dr Veenhuizen | Shetland | August 2024 |
| Dr Khan | Cheshire | July 2024 |
| Dr M Lambert | Hampshire | July 2024 |
| Dr K Wilson | Edinburgh | June 2024 |
| Dr K Vernon | Hampshire | April 2024 |
| Dr A Threadgold | Middlesbrough | April 2024 |
| Dr Mikuliszyn | Hull | April 2024 |
| Dr W Conrad | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | April 2024 |
| Dr K Nicholl | Dubai, UAE | April 2024 |
| Dr M Aziz | Fleetwood, UK | April 2024 |
| Dr A Stoner | Cape Town, South Africa | April 2024 |
| Dr E Arter | Hampshire | March 2024 |
| Dr A Scott | Birmingham | March 2024 |
| Dr F Kopsacheilis | Dover | March 2024 |
| Dr G Little | Middlesbrough | March 2024 |
| Dr P De Guzman | Philippines | March 2024 |
| Dr V Parbhaker | Suffolk | March 2024 |
| Dr Pangan | Philippines - Anglo International Shipping Operation Ltd | March 2024 |
| Dr C Kleanthous | London | March 2024 |
| Dr P Dean | Devon | March 2024 |
| Dr N Weiss | France | February 2024 |
| Dr J Bush | Southampton | January 2024 |
| Dr S Millar | Trinidad and Tobago | January 2024 |
| Dr P Niemczuk | Cambridge | October 2023 |
| Dr R Gent | Lincolnshire | November 2023 |
| Dr O Asatiani | Aberdeen | October 2023 |
| Dr M Norman | Cardiff | October 2023 |
| Dr O’Reilly | Tyne and Wear | October 2023 |
| Dr C Townsley | Suffolk | September 2023 |
| Dr M Mann | Hull | August 2023 |
| Dr S Huddlestone | Merseyside | August 2023 |
| Dr M Hadland | Manchester | August 2023 |