Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
HCPTS panel extends Piotr Nowakowski's suspension for six months
An HCPTS panel extended paramedic Piotr Nowakowski's suspension for six months after finding continued impairment and no evidence that he had addressed wide-ranging competence concerns.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 6 April 2023 · Updated 23 September 2026
Suspension (suspended from practice) — 6 months
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Concerning Piotr Nowakowski, paramedic (Health and Care Professions Council PA42789).
Decision date: 6 April 2023 · Hearing started 6 April 2023
In plain English
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Piotr Nowakowski remained impaired by wide-ranging lack of competence affecting assessment, medicines, records and other core practice. It found no engagement for more than two years and no evidence of insight, remediation or training, leaving a high risk of repetition. The panel extended his suspension for six months.
Charges
The original allegations concerned clinical and record-keeping failures involving three patients, including assessment, medication administration, privacy, consent and handover, together with failure to reach the required standard in ECG recognition, trauma life support and online medicines assessments.
Findings
The review panel found Piotr Nowakowski remained impaired on the personal and public components. It found no change since the substantive hearing, no engagement for more than two years, no evidence of insight, reflection, remediation, training or testimonials, and a high risk of repetition. It extended his suspension for six months.
Source
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