Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing
HCPTS gives Shamiso Mashonganyika a 12-month caution
The occupational therapist failed for more than a year to report an excess-alcohol driving charge and conviction to the regulator.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 9 April 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Shamiso Mashonganyika, occupational therapist (Health and Care Professions Council OT69126).
Decision date: 9 April 2025 · Hearing started 7 April 2025 and ended 9 April 2025
In plain English
The HCPTS panel gave occupational therapist Shamiso Mashonganyika a 12-month caution for an excess-alcohol driving conviction and a prolonged failure to notify the regulator. Her insight, remorse, remediation and improved coping strategies made repetition highly unlikely, but a caution was needed to uphold professional standards and public confidence.
Charges
Ms Mashonganyika was convicted in March 2022 of driving with excess alcohol and failed to tell the HCPC promptly that she had been charged and convicted, despite knowing of the reporting requirement.
Findings
The panel found the conviction and serious misconduct proved. Her insight, remediation and changed coping strategies made repetition highly unlikely, but the prolonged failure to notify the HCPC impaired public confidence and professional standards. It imposed a 12-month caution as the least restrictive sanction marking the misconduct.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
She apologised, expressed remorse and undertook remediation.
Source
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