Occupational therapistHealth and Care Professions Council OT49767
Ismael G Lavares
Ismael G Lavares, occupational therapist (Health and Care Professions Council OT49767). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 20 February 2025 by the Health and Care Professions Council.
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Latest published outcome
Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 20 February 2025 by the Health and Care Professions Council.
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The regulator directed removal from the register in this decision. The decision explains when the direction takes effect and any appeal provisions. Check the official register for the practitioner's current registration status.
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Decisions and hearings
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Erasure(struck off the register)
The HCPTS panel struck occupational therapist Ismael G Lavares off after his conviction for stealing a vulnerable hospital patient's bank card and repeatedly using it to withdraw money. The panel found deliberate financial abuse, no insight, remorse or remediation and a high repetition risk, making any lesser sanction insufficient.
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