Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
HCPTS orders Hellen Wachepa to be struck off after suspension review
The HCPTS panel found continuing impairment and insufficient insight into dishonesty. It concluded that another period of suspension would not adequately address the concerns.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 10 June 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
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Concerning Hellen Wachepa, occupational therapist (Health and Care Professions Council OT81086).
Decision date: 10 June 2026 · Hearing started 10 June 2026
In plain English
The HCPTS review panel ordered Hellen Wachepa to be struck off after finding that her fitness to practise remained impaired. The case followed convictions and dishonest failures to disclose charges or convictions. The panel considered further concerns about disclosure and a reference submitted in a colleague's name, and found insufficient insight or remediation after six months of suspension. It concluded that another suspension would not adequately protect the public or maintain confidence in the profession.
Charges
The review followed findings of four motoring/police-obstruction convictions and dishonest failures to disclose charges or convictions promptly to the HCPC and an employer. The earlier substantive panel proved all eight factual particulars and imposed a six-month suspension.
Findings
The panel found continuing impairment on personal and public grounds, with insufficient insight and remediation and a risk of repetition. It considered further evidence about incomplete disclosure of convictions to a later employer and a reference submitted in a colleague's name without approval. It acknowledged evidence that the registrant had sent her DBS certificate to the employer but found she had not met her duty to make full disclosure. The panel concluded that persistent dishonesty and repeated misconduct made a further suspension insufficient and ordered striking off.
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