A tribunal has handed down its determination in the case of Dr Victor Evbuomwan, who faced allegations that he did not tell a Shropshire hospital trust he had been convicted for falsely using a passport.
Dr Evbuomwan studied botany and microbiology at the University of Ibadan from 1995 to 2000, then came to the UK on a visa and studied at the University of Bedfordshire, declaring an intention to claim asylum on arrival. He later took a media degree in St Lucia and qualified as a doctor in 2012. He joined the register of the Medical and Dental Council in Nigeria in April 2013 and worked at the Federal Medical Centre from 2013 to 2019. He returned to the UK in 2019 and gained registration with the General Medical Council on 28 October 2022.
Between July 2004 and October 2005, Dr Evbuomwan falsely used a passport on several occasions in Berkshire. On 24 August 2007 he was convicted on four counts of using a false instrument and two counts of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception. For each offence he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, to be served concurrently.
On 29 February 2024, in response to a query from his employer, Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust, Dr Evbuomwan said: "I understood it was an immigration matter of over 15 years ago that has been successfully appealed."
At a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing, he admitted saying that, but did not accept that his conviction was for fraud/criminal offences and said he had only appealed the deportation order. The panel found the convictions were for those offences and that his conduct was dishonest — a finding he disputed.
Dr Evbuomwan faced 14 charges in total: some were admitted, others were found proved, and some were not proved. The majority of the allegations cover the period when he worked in Berkshire and include making false declarations when completing forms about his court conviction. He has also worked at Northampton General Hospital.
The panel is now deciding whether Dr Evbuomwan's fitness to practise is impaired. The hearing continues.
Paul Rogers, Local Democracy Reporter
