Mrs Dawn Earp
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Allegation
As a registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP09760), your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. In that:
1. Between on or about 12 June 2019 and on or about 26 February 2020, you added to, altered, and/or otherwise amended, one or more of the prescriptions for the patients as set out in Schedule A, namely by adding the word 'dual' to the quantity of the prescription for Azzalure and/or Bocouture.
2. You prepared, or caused to be created, one or more of the prescriptions as set out in Schedule B, using the name and/or personal particulars of prescriber, Colleague A.
3. You added to, altered, and/or otherwise amended, one or more of the following prescriptions, namely by adding the medication 'Bacteriostatic saline' to the prescription for:
a. Patient P dated 26 February 2020;
b. Patient GG dated 20 November 2019;
c. Patient II dated 12 June 2019.
4. Your conduct in relation to Particular 1 above was dishonest.
5. Your conduct in relation to Particular 2 above was dishonest.
6. Your conduct in relation to Particular 3 above was dishonest.
7. The matters set out in allegations 1 - 6 above constitute misconduct.
8. By reason of your misconduct your fitness to practise is impaired.
Schedule A
1. Patient A 6 November 2019
2. Patient B 6 November 2019
3. Patient C 6 November 2019
4. Patient D 6 November 2019
5. Patient E 6 November 2019
6. Patient F 6 November 2019
7. Patient M 6 November 2019
8. Patient N 20 November 2019
9. Patient O 6 November 2019
10. Patient P 26 February 2020
11. Patient Q 20 November 2019
12. Patient R 7 December 2019
13. Patient S 7 December 2019
14. Patient T 7 December 2019
15. Patient U 7 December 2019
16. Patient V 26 February 2020
17. Patient W 7 December 2019
18. Patient X 18 December 2019
19. Patient Y 18 December 2019
20. Patient CC 26 February 2020
21. Patient DD 26 February 2020
22. Patient EE 26 February 2020
23. Patient FF 26 February 2020
24. Patient GG 20 November 2019
25. Patient II 12 June 2019
26. Patient JJ 12 June 2019
27. Patient KK 12 June 2019
28. Patient LL 12 June 2019
29. Patient MM 12 June 2019
30. Patient NN 12 June 2019
31. Patient OO 12 June 2019
32. Patient PP 12 June 2019
Schedule B
1. Patient G 12 December 2019
2. Patient H 2 October 2019
3. Patient I 2 October 2019
4. Patient J 2 October 2019
5. Patient K 9 December 2019
6. Patient L 9 December 2019
7. Patient HH 9 December 2019
Finding
No information currently available
Order
No information currently available
Notes
This hearing has adjourned, with no evidence heard. The date for the rescheduled hearing is to be confirmed.
Hearing History
History of Hearings for Mrs Dawn Earp
| Date | Panel | Hearing type | Outcomes / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/03/2024 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Final Hearing | Struck off |
| 19/12/2023 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 17/07/2023 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 11/04/2023 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 13/10/2022 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 16/09/2022 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Final Hearing | Adjourned |
| 17/06/2022 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 29/03/2022 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 03/12/2021 | Investigating Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 10/09/2021 | Investigating Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |