Pharmacist Warned After Admitting Sexually Explicit Conduct Towards Colleague via CCTV and Phone
Date of Decision: December 12, 2025
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- Sent inappropriate or unprofessional messages to a colleague, commenting on her physical appearance.
- Used pharmacy CCTV to watch the colleague remotely and referenced this in messages.
- Made multiple sexually explicit and suggestive phone calls to the colleague.
- Admitted that some communications were sexually motivated and for personal gratification.
Outcome: Warning
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 2 – Work in partnership with others
- Standard 5 – Use professional judgement
- Standard 6 – Behave in a professional manner
- Standard 9 – Demonstrate leadership
Case Summary
Allegations
This Fitness to Practise case involved a Superintendent Pharmacist, referred to here as “the registrant”, who faced serious allegations of unprofessional and sexually explicit conduct towards a junior colleague between December 2020 and November 2022. The registrant, who owned a pharmacy in Oxfordshire, communicated regularly with the colleague via WhatsApp and telephone, as she was a store manager under his supervision.
The allegations centred on:
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