Pharmacist Cleared to Return After Suspension for Public Exposure Caution and Failure to Self-Report
Date of Decision: May 31, 2019
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- The registrant accepted a police conditional caution following an incident involving public exposure in a car park.
- The registrant failed to inform the GPhC Registrar within seven days of receiving the police conditional caution.
- The registrant renewed registration for 2018 and wrongly declared that they had not previously received a criminal caution.
- The registrant’s fitness to practise was alleged to be impaired by reason of the caution and misconduct.
Outcome: The registrant’s fitness to practise was no longer impaired
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 2 – Pharmacy professionals must work in partnership with others.
- Standard 5 – Pharmacy professionals must use their professional judgement.
- Standard 6 – Pharmacy professionals must behave in a professional manner.
Case Summary
Allegations
This case concerned a pharmacist who had previously been suspended for six months following a police conditional caution and associated regulatory misconduct. The underlying incident took place away from the pharmacy setting, in a car park at around 5.55pm. A female member of the public reported seeing the registrant standing at the front of a car with their penis exposed. The witness described the registrant as looking towards her and engaging in conduct that she interpreted as deliberate and sexually inappropriate.
“I had a clear view of someone who definitely wanted me to see what he was doing.”
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