General Pharmaceutical Council determination — substantive hearing
Suspension (suspended from practice) — 1 year
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Concerning Jason Davis, pharmacy technician (General Pharmaceutical Council 5010814).
Decision date: 9 February 2024 · Hearing started 7 February 2024 and ended 9 February 2024
In plain English
The GPhC committee decided that Jason Davis should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a misconduct case. The committee imposed a suspension 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: “You, a pharmacy technician, and store manager, whilst working at Boots Pharmacy, 16 St Andrews Parade, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3SS (‘the pharmacy’) 1. Between February and March 2020, took an unknown amount of Co-codamol tablets twice a week from the pharmacy for personal use: 1.1. without permission and/or the consent of your employer 1.2. without a legally valid prescription. [PROVED] 2. Between January 2017 and September 2020, took approximately 23577 Co- codamol tablets to an approximate trade value of £1912.83 from the pharmacy for personal use: 2.1. without permission and/or the consent of your employer 2.2. without a legally valid prescription. [NOT PROVED] 3. Your actions at paragraphs 1 to 2 above were dishonest, in that you: 3.1. knew you did not have permission and/or consent of your employer 3.2. knew you needed a legally valid prescription in respect of co-codamol 30/500mg tablets. [PROVED in relation to the facts alleged and found proved at Particular 1] By reason of the matters set out above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of your misconduct”. 3
Findings
The GPhC Fitness to Practise Committee held a principal hearing for Jason Davis in a misconduct case. The cover page records facts proved: 1 and 3 Facts not proved: 2. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The committee imposed a suspension for 12 months.
Source
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