Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
HCPTS strikes off Susan Glaiser after non-engagement
A review panel found unresolved dishonesty concerns and no prospect of engagement or remediation after a 12-month suspension.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 28 March 2024 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Susan Glaiser, operating department practitioner (Health and Care Professions Council ODP36382).
Decision date: 28 March 2024 · Hearing started 28 March 2024
In plain English
The HCPTS review panel found that operating department practitioner Susan Glaiser remained impaired after drug-related convictions and dishonest delayed disclosure to the HCPC. Although her substance use had been remediated, she had not engaged or addressed the misconduct, so the panel struck her off from 5 April 2024.
Charges
It was alleged that the Registrant had convictions for driving while unfit through drugs and possession of ketamine, failed to disclose those convictions to the HCPC until 17 March 2020, had a health condition set out in a redacted schedule, acted dishonestly in the delayed disclosure, committed misconduct and was impaired by conviction, misconduct and/or health.
Findings
The substantive panel found the allegation proved and imposed a 12-month suspension. At review, the Panel found that the substance use had been remediated but the Registrant had not addressed the dishonesty or engaged with the regulator, and found continuing personal-component impairment for misconduct and public-component impairment for conviction and misconduct. It ordered striking off effective from 5 April 2024.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Aggravating factors
That these proceedings are the second time the Registrant's fitness to practise has been found to be impaired in relation to ketamine. That the Registrant has shown no insight, remorse or any reflection on the matters found to amount to misconduct. That the Registrant has not taken any steps to remediate her misconduct. That the misconduct arose in a work-related context and involved the Registrant's regulator. The Registrant's approach has been to fail to: engage with the process; attempt to show any better insight; or, remediate the regulatory concerns.
Source
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