Date of Decision: August 6, 2020
Allegations: A series of Controlled Drug (CD) recording and dispensing errors over a three-month period, including supply under expired prescriptions, incorrect CD balances, and failure to record key CD data.
Aggressive behaviour towards a pharmacy manager.
Working without a supervisor or completing CPD as directed by the GPhC in prior fitness to practise decisions.
Failure to comply with multiple sets of previously imposed conditions, including non-submission of training, supervision, and development records.
Outcome: Nine-month suspension
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Date of Decision: July 2, 2020
Allegations: Engaged in a sexual act with another person in a public place.
Convicted of assaulting two police constables during arrest attempts following the incident.
Behaviour found to constitute serious misconduct, undermining public trust in the pharmacy profession.
Outcome: Formal warning issued
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Date of Decision: August 3, 2020
Allegations: Convicted of dishonestly making a false representation to make a gain for self/another or cause loss to others/expose others to risk.
Fraud involved obtaining around £75,000 in accommodation and support from a public sector organisation under false pretences.
Misled authorities, fabricated stories, and showed no evidence of remorse or remediation.
Outcome: Removal from the GPhC register
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Date of Decision: October 5, 2020
Allegations: Falsified colleagues’ signatures on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to make it appear that staff had been trained.
Backdated the false entries to create an illusion of compliance over time.
Delayed admitting to the misconduct until after internal investigation pressure.
Breached trust, endangered public safety, and misled both colleagues and the public.
Outcome: Two-month suspension from the register
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Date of Decision: April 16, 2025
Allegations: Incorrectly answered “No” to a question on an NHS England form asking if he was under investigation by a regulatory body.
Failed to confirm the status of an ongoing GPhC investigation before submitting the form.
Did not act dishonestly but showed a lack of care and professionalism.
Outcome: Formal warning issued
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Date of Decision: December 21, 2020
Allegations: Convicted of VAT fraud exceeding £1.8 million involving falsified invoices, fabricated export records, and dishonest representations to HMRC.
Played an active role in creating false documents and knowingly submitted fraudulent claims, despite warnings from accountants.
Sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment, of which he served part before release.
Outcome: Application for restoration granted
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Date of Decision: October 8, 2020
Allegations: Convicted of the theft of a large quantity of medicines, including controlled drugs, over an extended period.
Demonstrated a wanton disregard for medicine control systems and allowed potentially harmful substances to leave his control.
Displayed insufficient insight into the risks posed by misuse and dependence, and failed to be open with the regulator and supervisors during the restoration process.
Outcome: Application for restoration to the register refused
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Date of Decision: April 9, 2025
Allegations: Exchanged personal and romantic letters with a prisoner while working as a pharmacy technician at HMP Five Wells.
Failed to report the inappropriate relationship to prison authorities or the superintendent pharmacist.
Outcome: Suspension from the register for six months
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Date of Decision: December 23, 2020
Allegations: Dishonestly removed and submitted NHS prescriptions for personal use.
Claimed reimbursement for items without clinical justification.
Failed to declare personal conflicts of interest and misled a new employer about disciplinary investigations.
Breached fundamental professional standards over a prolonged period.
Outcome: No further action taken
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Date of Decision: December 14, 2020
Allegations: Persistent deficient professional performance involving medication history-taking, dispensing accuracy, and communication with colleagues.
Repeated failure to complete medication history logs accurately or from appropriate sources.
Made multiple labelling and dispensing errors, including during formal capability plans.
Failed to demonstrate sufficient remediation or insight, despite prior suspension and conditions.
Outcome: Conditions on registration extended for 12 months
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