Mr Andrew Edwards

Preliminary Matters

Privacy application

1. At the outset of the hearing, Ms Yeghikian, appearing on behalf of the HCPC, made an application for the entire hearing be conducted in private. Ms Yeghikian outlined that matters relating to the Registrant’s private life and health would be raised during the course of the hearing and consequently, these matters ought to be considered in private.

2. The Registrant indicated that he agreed with the HCPC application for the entire hearing to be conducted in private.

3. The Panel accepted the Legal Assessor’s advice, which had drawn its attention to, amongst other things, Rule 10(1)(a) of the Health and Care Professions Council (Conduct and Competence) (Procedure Rules) 2003 (hereafter ‘the Rules’) and the HCPTS Practice Note on ‘Conducting Hearings in Private’.

4. Having done so, the Panel determined, given the nature of the Registrant’s submissions to previous panels and having regard to the material before it regarding the Registrant’s private life and health, that there was a need for the hearing to be conducted in private, pursuant to Rule 10(1)(a) of the 2003 Rules. The Panel considered that the Registrant would suffer disproportionate damage if it did not do so. In making its decision, the Panel also determined that it would not be feasible to move between public and private session.

ORDER: The Registrar is directed to extend the Conditions of Practice Order against the registration of Mr Andrew Edwards for a further period of 6 months on the expiry of the existing Order.

The conditions are as follows:

1. Within 14 days of commencing employment which requires professional registration (paid or unpaid), you must complete appropriate training specific to the role for which you are engaged to provide professional services.

2. You must place yourself and remain under the indirect supervision of a workplace supervisor registered by the HCPC or other appropriate statutory regulator and supply details of your supervisor to the HCPC within 7 days of commencing employment which requires professional registration (paid or unpaid). You must attend upon that supervisor as required and follow their advice and recommendations for a period of not less than 3 months.

3. You must inform the HCPC within seven days if you take up work requiring professional registration.

4. You must inform the following parties that your registration is subject to these conditions:

a. any organisation or person employing or contracting with you to undertake work requiring professional registration;
b. any agency you are registered with or apply to be registered with to undertake work requiring professional registration (at the time of application);
c. any prospective employer for work requiring professional registration (at the time of your application);
d. any organisation through which you are undertaking professional training;
e. any healthcare professional involved with your current treatment for:

i. REDACTED
ii. REDACTED
iii. REDACTED

5. You must allow the HCPC to share, as necessary, details about your performance, compliance with, and / or progress under these conditions with:

a. any organisation or person employing or contracting with you to undertake work requiring professional registration;
b. any agency you are registered with or apply to be registered with to undertake work requiring professional registration (at the time of application);
c. any prospective employer for work requiring professional registration (at the time of your application);
d. any organisation through which you are undertaking professional training;
e. any medical professional involved with your current treatment for:

i) REDACTED
ii) REDACTED
iii) REDACTED

f. the occupational health provider for your current employer or contracting body

No notes available

History of Hearings for Mr Andrew Edwards