General Pharmaceutical Council determination — substantive hearing
Suspension (suspended from practice) — 1 year
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Concerning Alison Lesley Cooper, pharmacist (General Pharmaceutical Council 2040218).
Decision date: 30 May 2024 · Hearing started 30 May 2024
In plain English
The GPhC committee decided that Alison Lesley Cooper 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 registered Pharmacist, during the course of your engagement as an Independent Prescribers with Instant E-Care Ltd, 307 Forgeside House, Cardiff Bay Business Centre, Forgeside Close, Cardiff, CF24 5FA (“the pharmacy”) between March 2015 and May 2019: General Allegations 1. You failed to prescribe within the limits of your competency and/or scope of prescribing practice in that you prescribed medicines for the treatment of conditions without having completed and/or being able to provide evidence of relevant courses and/or training in the following areas of treatment: 1.1. chronic pain of musculoskeletal, nerve and visceral origin; 1.2. long-term insomnia; 1.3. dental Infections; 1.4. anxiety; 1.5. endometriosis. 2. Between June 2017 and June 2018 you issued approximately 11,850 prescriptions for opioids – amounting to approximately 32 prescriptions for each day of the previous 12 months. 3. You failed to prescribe medicines in accordance with and/or pay due regard to the ‘GMC Good Practice in Prescribing and Managing Medicines and Devices Guidance’ in that you prescribed in circumstances where you: 3.1. failed to obtain adequate information; 3.2. failed to establish whether the patient had communication or support needs; 3.3. failed to determine capacity to provide consent to treatment; 3.4. failed to contact patients directly to obtain details of their physical health; 3.5. failed to contact patients directly obtain details of their mental health; 3.6. failed to access and/or attempt to access patient’s GP medical records and/or specialist clinic records in order to have a full picture of their physical and/or mental health, current prescribed medication and/or addiction history; 3.7. failed to request a face to face consultation with patients in order to...
Findings
The GPhC Fitness to Practise Committee held a principal hearing for Alison Lesley Cooper in a misconduct case. The cover page records facts proved: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, each in their entirety to include all sub-particulars. Facts not proved: 2 2. It records fitness to practise as impaired. The committee imposed a suspension for 12 months.
Source
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