Pharmacist Struck Off Following Sexual Assault Convictions and Repeated Breaches of Professional Standards
Date of Decision: September 4, 2018
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- Failure to follow a chaperone instruction when dispensing medication to a vulnerable patient (Patient X)
- Inappropriate confrontation of a patient regarding their complaint
- Making sexually inappropriate and suggestive remarks to a female colleague
- Carrying out Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) with female patients in breach of an Interim Order requiring a chaperone
- Convictions for two counts of sexual assault against a female colleague
- Sexually motivated conduct towards colleagues
- Disregard for employer and regulator-imposed conditions
Outcome: Removal from the register
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 1 – Make patients your first concern
- Standard 2 – Consider and act in the best interests of individual patients and the public
- Standard 3 – Show respect for others
- Standard 3.2 – Treat people politely and considerately
- Standard 3.9 – Maintain proper professional boundaries in your relationships with patients and others
- Standard 6.5 – Meet accepted standards of personal and professional conduct
Case Summary
Allegations
This case centres on a pharmacist who faced a cascade of serious allegations relating to both professional misconduct and criminal convictions. The allegations covered multiple incidents across different settings, involving patients, colleagues, and breaches of regulatory conditions.
The registrant was accused of:
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- Sanctions considered and imposed on the Pharmacist
- Key professional learning points
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