GPHC determination — substantive hearing
Practising with restrictions — 1 year
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Concerning Holly De Souza, pharmacy technician (GPHC 5105260).
Decision date: 19 December 2024 · Hearing started 17 December 2024 and ended 19 December 2024
This sanction period has elapsed.
In plain English
The GPhC committee decided that Holly De Souza should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a misconduct case. The committee imposed conditions for 12 months. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Charges
The GPhC allegation section states: (as amended at the Hearing) You, a registered Pharmacy Technician, Registration Number 5105260 whilst employed at Wicker Pharmacy, 55-67 Wicker, Sheffield, S3 HST: 1. On 4 March 2022, you asked Colleague A for her log-in details for the Wicker Pharmacy ‘Outcome-for-Health’ Patient System (“the System”). 2. In respect of 1 above, you provided reasons for needing access to Colleague A’s log-in details which you knew to be false and/or misleading namely that: 2.1 you had cousins needing a booster vaccination and you wanted to check queue times at the Pharmacy; and 2.2 you had forgotten your own log-in details for the System 3. On 7 March 2022 used Colleague A’s log-in details to access the Wicker Pharmacy System to create Covid-19 vaccination records (“the Records”) for your then boyfriend and his brother in circumstances where you knew neither had been vaccinated. 4. On 7 March 2022 you explained to the pharmacy Superintendent words to the effect of that you had received an email error notification such that System records required correction. 5. On 16 March 2022 you emailed the pharmacy Superintendent to the effect that you were checking your boyfriend and his brother’s vaccination records because they were coming to visit your grandmother who was very sick, but mistakenly put them through as vaccinated. 3 6. In respect of 4 and/or 5 above you provided explanations which you knew to be false and/or misleading in that: 6.1. you had not received any such error notification; 6.2. you had not created the records accidently; 6.3. you had not accessed the records to check them only; 6.4. your boyfriend and his brother were not intending to visit your grandmother; 6.5. you created the false vaccination records because your boyfriend and his brother did not want to be...
Findings
The GPhC Fitness to Practise Committee held a principal hearing for Holly De Souza in a misconduct case. The cover page records facts proved: All particulars. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The committee imposed conditions for 12 months.
Source
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