Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
Occupational therapist's suspension extended for 12 months
An HCPTS panel extended Vimal Vinod's suspension after finding no evidence that he had addressed competence concerns or maintained his skills.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 21 August 2024 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Vimal Vinod, occupational therapist (Health and Care Professions Council OT81940).
Decision date: 21 August 2024 · Hearing started 21 August 2024
In plain English
The HCPTS review panel extended occupational therapist Vimal Vinod's suspension for 12 months after finding no evidence of insight, remediation or maintained professional skills. It concluded that his fitness to practise remained impaired and that patients would remain at risk without restriction.
Charges
The allegation was that Vimal Vinod did not meet the standard expected of a Band 5 occupational therapist while employed by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2021. Concerns included retrieving clinical information, clinical reasoning, moving and handling, assessments, treatment planning and autonomous practice.
Findings
The review panel found that Vimal Vinod remained impaired because he had not engaged with the HCPC, developed insight, provided evidence of remediation or shown that he had maintained his professional skills. It found a continuing high risk of repetition and harm to patients, and extended his suspension for 12 months.
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