Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
Occupational therapist's conditions continued for another year
Eme S Ufomba's panel found continued impairment but rejected suspension as disproportionate. Conditions apply from 18 August 2026 to 18 August 2027.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 9 July 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) — 1 year
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Conditions of practice allow the practitioner to keep working but only subject to specific restrictions — for example, supervision, limits on certain procedures, or required reporting to the regulator.
Concerning Eme S Ufomba, occupational therapist (Health and Care Professions Council OT53882).
Decision date: 9 July 2026 · Hearing started 9 July 2026
In plain English
Occupational therapist Eme S Ufomba will remain under conditions of practice for another 12 months from 18 August 2026. The panel found insufficient evidence that earlier care and record-keeping failures had been fully addressed. It rejected a request for suspension, deciding that supervision, a development plan and restrictions on locum and independent work remained sufficient to protect the public.
Charges
The reviewed case concerned earlier proven failures to recognise and obtain urgent medical help for a service user, delaying treatment, and inadequate records of clinical reasoning.
Findings
The review panel found continued impairment on personal and public grounds because reflection, targeted learning and evidence of applied remediation remained insufficient. It rejected the HCPC's request for suspension, finding no demonstrated change in risk sufficient to justify it. Conditions remained adequate and proportionate. It imposed conditions for 12 months from 18 August 2026, requiring supervision and a development plan and prohibiting locum agency work or independent sole practice, with review before expiry on 18 August 2027.
Source
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