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Dolin Bhagawati prescribed himself medication then lied about it
Dolin Bhagawati. Picture: X
November 12, 2026
A doctor formerly working at Charing Cross Hospital has been struck from the medical register after prescribing himself medication and attempting to pin the orders on another clinician.
Dr Dolin Bhagawati, who worked for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, was also found to have inappropriately requested blood tests on two separate occasions. The Trust runs a number of hospitals including Charing Cross, St Mary’s in Paddington and Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital.
Dr Bhagawati was a senior clinical fellow in neurosurgery at the Trust from October 2018 until January 2025. Imperial told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) the doctor worked across Charing Cross and St Mary’s hospitals.
A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) report reveals the General Medical Council (GMC), which brought the case, found Dr Bhagawati had acted dishonestly when questioned on the issue in February 2025.
He initially said he had not ordered the tests and prescriptions, it states, claiming instead a colleague had done so on his behalf.
Dr Bhagawati, who has moved abroad, did not attend the tribunal hearing last month. All of the allegations made by the GMC were found to be proven.
The Trust undertook a preliminary investigation into Dr Bhagawati after concerns were raised towards the end of his contract, before referring the matter to the GMC.
He was alleged to have prescribed himself medication, contrary to guidance, on four occasions between June 2022 and November 2024. The GMC also claimed he had ordered blood tests on May 24, 2024 and December 20 the same year.
In an attempt to cover his tracks Dr Bhagawati was accused of having used a temporary access card to get into the record of a consultation he had in 2019, held on a database called Cerner.
He then attached the requests for medications and blood tests to that session, giving the impression they had been made by another clinician, referred to in the tribunal report as ‘Dr B’.
The use of the temporary card, rather than his own, also meant he was not identified on the system as submitting the requests.
The tribunal’s report notes how Dr Bhagawati’s account had changed over time, shifting from claiming first his GP and then a colleague ordered the tests and medication, to finally acknowledging he had done it himself.
In an email dated March 3, 2025 from Dr Bhagawati to ‘Dr C’, Associate Medical Director for Professional Practise and Deputy Responsible Officer for the Trust, and ‘Ms F’, Head of Medical Professional Standards at the Trust, he wrote: “After reading the summary [from a previous meeting], I would like to not put [Dr B] in a difficult position.
“Given this, I would like to change my previous statements and accept responsibility for ordering the tests and the scripts for a locum Cerner card. I appreciate the seriousness of this statement. If this conclusion of the investigation is for a referral to the GMC then I am happy to self refer.”
This admission is referenced on numerous occasions throughout the report, as is Dr Bhagawati’s knowledge of the Cerner system and experience in his profession.
It states at one point: “The tribunal noted that each clinician had their own Cerner smartcard and found that it is difficult to see why a doctor would use a temporary smartcard and attach requests to a previous consultation, in another consultant’s name, unless they wanted to conceal their own responsibility and give the impression that another clinician had carried these out.”
At one stage Dr Bhagawati claimed he had requested the test and medication in another clinician’s name due to convenience, as it meant he could pick them up from the hospital pharmacy.
The panel however noted this conflicts with other statements made, and that Dr Bhagawati was instead “concealing his own actions by using another colleague’s name and account to order them”.
As such he was found to not only have ordered the tests and medication himself but to have subsequently acted dishonestly.
He was also found to have failed to return to GMC a completed Work Details Form, including information on his current employer, despite repeated requests.
The tribunal opted to remove Dr Bhagawati’s name from the medical register, writing “the findings of misconduct were serious and at a high level of risk, with no evidence of insight or remediation and concerns about a high risk of repetition”.
Ben Lynch - Local Democracy Reporter
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