GPHC determination — substantive hearing
Struck off the register
The regulator’s term: erasure
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
Concerning Ramesh Chuthraj, pharmacist (GPHC 2052462).
Decision date: 31 May 2024 · Hearing started 30 May 2024 and ended 31 May 2024
In plain English
The GPhC committee decided that Ramesh Chuthraj should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a conviction case. The committee directed removal from the register. 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 registered pharmacist, 1. On 28th June 2022, were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court of the following offence: 1.1. Theft by Employee By reason of the matters set out above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of your conviction.
Findings
The GPhC Fitness to Practise Committee held a principal hearing for Ramesh Chuthraj in a conviction case. The cover page records facts proved: All Facts proved by admission: None Facts not proved: None. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The committee directed removal from the register.
Source
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