A GP who practiced in Merseyside since 2022 had previously conducted 'sexually motivated' examinations on two female patients in Scotland. Dr Matthew Jones has been struck off the medical register following a tribunal that found he touched two women intimately during consultations without clinical justification.
The original allegations against Dr Jones relate to the period between January and December 2015, when he was working in Scotland under the name Matthew Adam. These led to a hearing at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in February this year, which determined that Dr Jones' interactions with two women constituted professional misconduct.
Documents associated with the case include a section titled 'The Admitted Facts', where Dr Jones admitted to three allegations. These referred to his time at St Margaret's Hospital in Auchterarder, where he took 'explicit photographs' of himself, exposing his genitals, including one showing him in a state of arousal in front of a sex toy.
The case, brought by the General Medical Council (GMC), detailed the experiences of two female patients. One attended an appointment for abdominal pain but became uncomfortable when Dr Jones moved his hand beneath the waistband of her trousers and underwear. Records from the practice manager described how the woman felt the doctor's hand move lower during the check, and she left the appointment distressed. Her partner later told the tribunal she returned to the car 'in tears' after the consultation, and they went back into the surgery to make a complaint.
The panel concluded there was no clinical need to examine her lower abdomen in that manner and found her allegations proven. The panel also considered claims from a second woman, referred to as Patient B. Her recollection was described as unreliable in parts due to being given morphine at the time, but the tribunal said it was more likely than not that Jones had touched her intimately. Other claims about further alleged actions were not proven.
In its findings, the panel said there was 'no plausible explanation' for Jones' conduct and determined that his actions towards both women had been 'sexually motivated'. The MPTS concluded earlier this week (June 9), imposing an immediate order of suspension and erasure from the medical register. Tribunal chair Nessa Sharkett stated: 'The Tribunal was satisfied that these actions represented a serious abuse of Dr Jones' professional position. Patients are entitled to expect that examinations are clinically justified, conducted with proper consent and carried out in a professional manner. The conduct found proved fell seriously below the standards expected of a registered medical practitioner.'
At the time of writing its 'determination of the facts' (February 19, 2026), the panel referred to Dr Jones as a 'salaried GP in a practice in Liverpool'. The ECHO can now report that Dr Jones was a resident GP at Park Street Surgery (PSS) in Bootle, and had been working there for several years.
After contacting PSS, we received a response from the practice's legal representative: 'Dr. Matthew Adams is not employed at the Practice and was previously employed between April 2022 and October 2025 under the restrictions imposed by GMC, and also under the supervision of his NHS England appointed Responsible Officer following his acquittal by the High Court of Justiciary in Glasgow in 2021.' This refers to a case heard at the High Court in Glasgow (March 22, 2021), where the medic was acquitted of criminal sexual assault charges. However, the MPTS applies the civil standard of proof, meaning cases are decided on the balance of probabilities rather than beyond reasonable doubt. Three days later, he officially changed his name from Dr Matthew Edward Adam to Dr Matthew Edward Jones.
Separate from the court case, Dr Jones was also subject to an investigation by the GMC, which evolved into an MPTS hearing. The hearing started in February this year, but the panel first received oral evidence from Patient A in November 2022, and from Patient B in October 2022. The Park Street Surgery statement concluded: 'We were aware of historic allegations against [Dr Jones] dating back to 2015 that predated his employment, but during his employment with us we had no cause of any concerns.'
