Pharmacist receives GPhC warning after serious drink-driving conviction and 11-month delay in self-reporting
Date of Decision: June 2, 2026
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- On 17 November 2023, the registrant was convicted at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court of driving a motor vehicle on 19 October 2023 after consuming alcohol above the prescribed legal limit. The breath alcohol reading was 149 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
- The registrant failed to notify the General Pharmaceutical Council in writing of the conviction within seven days of 17 November 2023.
Outcome: Warning
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 6 – Pharmacy professionals must behave in a professional manner
- Standard 8 – Pharmacy professionals must speak up when they have concerns or when things go wrong
Case Summary
Allegations
This GPhC Fitness to Practise case concerned a registered pharmacist who was convicted of a serious drink-driving offence and then failed to notify the regulator within the required seven-day period.
The conviction arose from an incident on 19 October 2023. Police were called after a concerned member of the public reported that a drunk female driver had crashed her car and was attempting to drive away. A police officer attended the scene in Romford and found the registrant sitting in the driving seat of her vehicle. The officer described her as not making much sense, with very slurred speech, glazed eyes and a strong smell of alcohol. A bottle found on the passenger seat, apparently a Robinson’s juice bottle, was said to smell strongly of alcohol, similar to wine or brandy.
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