Pharmacist Suspended Following Conviction for Drunken Nightclub Assault Incident
Date of Decision: January 7, 2019
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- That the registrant’s fitness to practise was impaired due to a criminal conviction stemming from a violent incident involving serious injury to another individual outside a nightclub.
Outcome: 12-month suspension from the register
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 6 – “Patients and the public put their trust in pharmacy professionals. You must behave in a way that justifies this trust and maintains the reputation of your profession.”
- Standard 6.5 – Pharmacy professionals must “meet accepted standards of personal and professional conduct.”
Case Summary
Allegations
This case involves a pharmacist who faced allegations that his fitness to practise was impaired due to a criminal conviction following a violent incident. The incident took place during a night out celebrating the end of the cricket season, where the registrant, under the influence of alcohol, assaulted an individual with a glass outside a nightclub. The registrant maintained that the attack was a spontaneous act in defense of his brother, but the criminal court found this explanation lacking credibility and convicted him, determining the action as an unprovoked assault.
Findings
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