During the July 2026 review, a panel judged that Dr Martins had expressed “sincere remorse” and accepted that her actions were unethical, crossed clinical and personal boundaries, and had a wider impact on her profession. But the tribunal ruled her argument in favour of lifting the ban too “legalistic and theoretical” and lacked a “practical demonstration of her learning”.
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