HCPC determination — substantive hearing
Interim restrictions imposed — 18 months
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Concerning David Bridge, paramedic (HCPC PA39865).
Decision date: 21 April 2026 · Hearing started 20 April 2026 and ended 21 April 2026
In plain English
The HCPTS panel decided that David Bridge should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
Charges
The HCPTS allegation section states: or adequately address the public interest concerns. 77. The Panel noted in paragraph 153 of the Sanctions Policy that conditions are likely to be appropriate where the Registrant has insight and the concerns are capable of being remediated. Whilst the Registrant has demonstrated some insight it is at a very early stage in its development. The Panel considered the Registrant’s insight to be ‘inward looking’ and he should attempt to develop this further by considering the impact of his actions on others and on how they would be perceived by the Paramedic profession and the wider public. 78. Further, the Panel considered paragraph 154 of the Sanctions Policy which states:- ‘Conditions are also less likely to be appropriate in more serious cases, for example those involving…conduct which represents a serious breach of professional boundaries; abuse of professional position; criminal convictions for serious offences.’ 79. The Panel considered that the conduct which led to the conviction was attitudinal and behavioural in nature, which can be more difficult to remediate and address with conditions of practice. In the absence of fully developed insight or full acknowledgment of the seriousness of the conviction the Panel could not rule out the risk of repetition. However, the Panel did take note of the example given in evidence by the Registrant where an unfounded complaint was made against him in the workplace and he enabled the process to take place in a calm manner. 80. The Panel determined that a Conditions of Practice Order would not be appropriate or workable and would not satisfy public confidence in the profession or the regulator. 81. The Panel next considered a Suspension Order which it considered the most appropriate and proportionate sanction. The Registrant had...
Findings
The HCPTS page records a final hearing for David Bridge by the Conduct and Competence Committee. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The allegation section states: or adequately address the public interest concerns. 77. The Panel noted in paragraph 153 of the Sanctions Policy that conditions are likely to be appropriate where the Registrant has insight and the concerns are capable.... The order section states: comes into effect..
Source
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