Dr Patterson was given the interim conditions on 20 August by an Interim Orders Tribunal at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, having previously been suspended, a GMC spokesperson said.
‘Dr Dean Patterson currently has interim restrictions on his practice pending the conclusion of a GMC investigation,’ the spokesperson said.
The change comes weeks after Dr Patterson lost a High Court bid to overturn a 12-month suspension imposed on him while the GMC investigates his conduct. His case was heard in London on 6 July, with the court’s decision delivered on 22 July.
Dr Patterson was suspended after he raised concerns about possible side-effects of the Covid-19 vaccine. Just over two years ago he made international headlines with a letter to the GMC, later republished worldwide, claiming islanders had been hospitalised with myocarditis or myocardial injury either caused by the vaccine or worsened in existing cardiac patients. He said he was not anti-vaccination but wanted to encourage more debate about unintended harms.
The States commissioned an independent review by the Royal College of Physicians at the end of 2024 to investigate a possible link between Covid-19 vaccination and cardiac conditions observed in his practice. It found no evidence to support the level of concern he had raised.
Rejecting his appeal in July, Deputy High Court Judge Aidan Eardley KC said he could not interfere with the tribunal’s original decision to suspend Dr Patterson while his fitness to practise was investigated, describing the allegations against him – including acts and advice said to compromise patient safety – as ‘clearly serious’.
The judge noted that although Dr Patterson had agreed to stay off social media, he had made no similar commitment to changing his practice, and said there remained ‘a wealth of evidence’ that he was still wedded to the beliefs behind his conduct, making a repeat ‘clearly’ likely.
The GMC said cases considered by interim tribunals were heard in private and it did not comment on ongoing investigations. Full details of Dr Patterson’s current restrictions are available on his entry on the medical register.