The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for practitioners engaging in romantic (but non-sexual) relations with patients? The background The respondent was 27 years old at the time of meeting the 17-year-old detainee in 2018. After resigning...
The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for practitioners found to have significantly breached patient trust? The background The case relates to an enrolled nurse (the respondent) who used a nurses-only key to access a patient’s wallet from...
The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for inappropriate prescribing of Schedule 8 medicines over an extended period of time? The background An investigation was triggered by the daughter of Patient A who contacted the HCCC and reported that she...
The key issue The bases on which an applicant may rely on appealing findings of the Tribunal. The background Mr Hegde (the applicant), a pharmacist, admitted that he had behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct in relation to his dispensing of...
The key issue The appropriate sanction for criminal (drug) offences. The background The case relates to a registered nurse’s convictions for drug-related offences in December 2017. A search warrant executed at the practitioner’s house in September 2017 found a large...
The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for practitioners who are found guilty of serious criminal conduct? The background The case relates to a doctor (the respondent) found guilty of manslaughter against her husband (the deceased). The respondent...
The key issue The considerations to be taken into account when considering a suppression order application. The background A GP applied for a suppression order in respect of his name as published in a decision of 5 January 2018. That decision relates to a finding of...
The background The case relates to the performance and conduct of a practitioner who carried out cosmetic surgery, principally breast augmentation surgery, on 12 patients. The matter also concerns the practitioner’s convictions for carrying out surgery on nine...
The key issue The key issue in this case was whether there was a reasonable basis for the Board to take immediate action in relation to social media commentary. The background The case relates to the appeal of a decision by the Immediate Action Committee of the Board...
The background The case relates to an optometrist (the respondent) who was alleged to have changed the results of sight tests entered by another optometrist (other Optometrist) on the store database on 410 occasions between February 2015 and January 2016. The IT...