Pharmacy Technician Removed from GPhC Register for Dishonesty in Job Applications and Regulatory Hearings

Date of Decision: July 5, 2022

Registrant's Role: Pharmacy technician

Allegations:

• The pharmacy technician was subject to a Conditions of Practice Order from July 2019, following a Principal Hearing in 2018 where her fitness to practise was found to be impaired due to misconduct and deficient professional performance.
• In June or July 2020, she applied for a job at Bromley GP Alliance and:
• Failed to disclose her ongoing fitness to practise proceedings.
• Misrepresented the extent of restrictions on her practice, only stating that she could not work as a locum or relief technician.
• In October 2020, she submitted a DBS self-declaration form where she:
• Answered "no" when asked if she was subject to fitness to practise restrictions, despite being under a Conditions of Practice Order.
• Failed to answer a question about past investigations, and later falsely claimed the answer was “no” when prompted.
• During a GPhC Review Hearing on 14 December 2020, she:
• Falsely stated that her employer knew about her conditions of practice, when in reality, she had not informed them.
• Misrepresented her role at Bromley, stating that she did not take medication histories, when her job description included this responsibility.
• In February 2021, her employer discovered the dishonesty, and she was dismissed following an internal disciplinary hearing.

Outcome: Removal from the GPhC register.

GPhC Standards Breached:

• Standard 2 – Work in Partnership with Others
• Standard 6 – Behave in a Professional Manner
• Standard 7 – Respect and Maintain Confidentiality
• Standard 8 – Speak Up When Things Go Wrong
• Standard 9 – Demonstrate Leadership

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