Mr Simon Bettles

Profession: Operating department practitioner

Registration Number: ODP09918

Hearing Type: Interim Order Application

Date and Time of hearing: 10:00 01/08/2023 End: 17:00 01/08/2023

Location: Virtual via video conference.

Panel: Investigating Committee
Outcome: Interim Conditions of Practice

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Allegation

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Finding

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Order

ORDER: The Registrar is directed to annotate the Register on an interim basis to show that, for a period of 18 months, you, Mr Simon Bettles, must comply with the following conditions of practice:

1. You must confine your professional practice to one employer.

2. You must not carry out procedures on female patients unless directly supervised.

3. Except in life threatening emergencies, you must not be involved in the direct provision of services to female service users without a chaperone being present.

4. You must place yourself and remain under the supervision of a workplace supervisor, registered by the HCPC or other appropriate statutory regulator and supply details of your supervisor to the HCPC within 14 days of the Operative Date. You must attend upon that supervisor as required and follow their advice and recommendations.

5. You must promptly inform the HCPC if you cease to be employed by your current employer or take up any other or further employment.

6. You must promptly inform the HCPC of any disciplinary proceedings taken against you by your employer.

7. 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 professional work;

B. any agency you are registered with or apply to be registered with (at the time of application); and

C. any prospective employer (at the time of your application).

Notes

This order will be reviewed by the Committee no later than 1 February 2024 or earlier if new evidence which is relevant to the Order becomes available after it was made.

Hearing History

History of Hearings for Mr Simon Bettles

Date Panel Hearing type Outcomes / Status
26/04/2024 Conduct and Competence Committee Interim Order Review Hearing has not yet been held
02/02/2024 Conduct and Competence Committee Interim Order Review Interim Suspension
01/08/2023 Investigating Committee Interim Order Application Interim Conditions of Practice
13/07/2023 Investigating Committee Interim Order Application Adjourned
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