David A Littlefair

In the course of your employment as a Radiographer for Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust you;

1) On 02 January 2009;

a) Refused a request made by an A&E Consultant for additional x-ray views of a patient;

b) Acted in an inappropriate and aggressive manner during the discussion with the A&E Consultant, including;

(i) Falsely stating the image was already on the PACs system;

(ii) Refusing to answer reasonable questions regarding the treatment of a patient, namely whether the patient had had an arm or shoulder x-ray;

(iii) Pointing in the A&E consultant’s face.

c) Subsequently, refused to discuss this incident with the Senior Manager despite a request from her to do so

2) On 03 January 2009;

a) Inappropriately instructed a patient, taken for x-ray in a wheelchair, to walk into the x-ray room at a time when they were unable to do so due to the injury they had sustained;

b) Refused to assist the patient in entering the x-ray room, instead allowing a member of the public to do so;

c) Made rude and inappropriate comments to the patient namely;

(i) Instructed the patient “You must put your foot down” despite the patient sustaining an injury involving the impalement of his right foot on a spike;

(ii) Stated the patient should walk to the x-ray room or not
bother going in;

(iii) Threatened to place the patients foot down, stating “If you
don’t, I will”;

d) Caused unnecessary pain to the patient in the course of your x-ray investigation;

e) Falsely stated you had not forced the patient to walk into the x-ray room when challenged by Maureen Read;

f) Removed your name page badge to conceal your identity from the patient and refused to give your name to the patient;

g) Treated a patient in such a way that a nurse had to intervene during the x-ray investigation to safeguard the patient.

3) The matters set out in 1 – 2 constitute misconduct and/or lack of competence;

4) By reason of that misconduct and/or lack of competence your fitness to practice is impaired.