The High Court has suspended the registration of a radiographer and prohibited him from practising pending the outcome of a CORU fitness-to-practise process.
The practitioner, identified as ZY, is registered with the Radiographers Registration Board. His registered address is in Kerala, India. President of the High Court Mr Justice David Barniville made the interim orders on an application by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, known as CORU.
The application followed a complaint made in April 2026. CORU relied on information from fitness-to-practise proceedings in the United Kingdom, where ZY had worked as a radiographer at Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust between July and December 2022.
The UK allegations concerned his clinical knowledge, communication and professional conduct. ZY disputed aspects of those allegations and told a UK tribunal that he had experienced discrimination, inadequate support and an unfamiliar working environment.
An interim suspension had been imposed in the UK in August 2023 and repeatedly renewed. In March 2026, ZY sought voluntary removal from the UK register, which the tribunal approved. It described that outcome as similar in effect to striking off.
CORU also alleged that ZY failed to disclose the UK proceedings and suspension when applying for recognition of his qualifications, Irish registration and later renewal. The judgment records that he told CORU in September 2025 that he was not registered with the UK regulator.
Mr Justice Barniville said the allegations were extremely serious and that, for the limited purpose of the interim application, the case appeared strong. He stressed that the High Court was not making findings of fact or deciding the fitness-to-practise complaint.
The court found that public protection and patient safety outweighed the practitioner’s competing rights at this stage. His registration was suspended and he was prohibited from practising radiography until the complaint and inquiry process concludes or the court orders otherwise.
ZY may apply to vary or set aside the orders on seven days’ notice.