Date of Decision: July 12, 2024
Allegations: Conducting an unauthorized physical examination of a patient requesting emergency contraception.
Inappropriate and non-clinically justified touching of the patient's breasts, pubic area, genitalia, and clitoris.
Touching the patient without express consent.
The nature of the touching was determined to be sexual and sexually motivated.
Outcome: Removal from the GPhC register; interim suspension applied immediately
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Date of Decision: July 11, 2024
Allegations: Supplying prescription-only medications to patients without a valid prescription.
Reprinting and modifying prescription labels to remove pharmacy details.
Dishonesty in misleading patients and employer about the validity of medication supplies.
Creating a false employment reference and falsifying a referee’s signature.
Submitting the falsified reference to secure employment.
Outcome: Previous 12-month suspension lifted; pharmacist permitted to return to unrestricted practice.
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Date of Decision: July 17, 2024
Allegations: Convicted of drink driving (99 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath).
Attended work as the sole pharmacist while in an unfit state.
Failed to ensure the safety of patients and colleagues due to impaired state.
Colleagues had to close the pharmacy due to concerns over the registrant’s condition.
Outcome: Suspension for 6 months with a review.
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Date of Decision: August 8, 2024
Allegations: Improper storage and disposal of confidential waste, controlled drugs, and syringes.
Patient confidentiality breach.
Dishonesty in reporting the incident to NHS Data Security.
Failure to address concerns promptly.
Outcome: Suspension for 3 months with a review.
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Date of Decision: October 2, 2024
Allegations: Sending sexually inappropriate messages to a colleague.
Physical misconduct (squeezing a colleague's buttock).
Retaliation against the colleague for reporting his behavior.
Making intimidating comments and harassment.
Outcome: Suspension for 12 months with a review.
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Date of Decision: August 20, 2024
Allegations: Smuggling cannabis, SIM card, and SD cards into prison premises.
Concealing prohibited items during a security search.
Providing false information when confronted.
Outcome: Suspension for 10 months with a review before the end of the period.
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Date of Decision: September 19, 2024
Allegations: Attended work under the influence of cocaine.
Used cocaine on Trust premises.
Convicted of possession of a controlled Class A drug (cocaine).
Outcome: Suspension for 6 months (with interim suspension order)
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Date of Decision: October 19, 2024
Allegations: Failure to ensure robust identity checks.
Oversight of inappropriate prescribing practices.
Lack of sufficient risk assessments and safeguards.
Enabling the supply of high-risk medications without adequate clinical oversight.
Involvement with regulatory circumvention practices.
Outcome: Warning issued, plus conditions imposed on the pharmacy, including the cessation of certain operations.
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Date of Decision: October 3, 2024
Allegations: Inadequate governance and risk management systems for online pharmacy services.
Improper dispensing of high-risk medications (e.g., codeine linctus, promethazine).
Failure to ensure online prescribers followed UK prescribing guidance.
Dispensing prescriptions for an international service (GenderGP) without conducting appropriate risk assessments.
Insufficient safeguarding policies for vulnerable patients, including minors.
Outcome: Conditions of Practice for 12 months for all three registrants
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Date of Decision: October 9, 2024
Allegations: Dishonestly processed a refund for pain relief pens for personal gain, bypassed company policies, and improperly returned items to stock without assessing their safety.
Outcome: Warning issued; fitness to practise not currently impaired.
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