Andrew D Shepherd

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

1. Except in life threatening emergencies, you must only provide professional services to patients when accompanied by a professional colleague.

2. You must:
a. maintain a record of occasions where you have been involved in the direct provision of professional services without a professional colleague present, regardless of the length of time you are alone.
b. provide a copy of these records to the HCPC on a monthly basis, the first report to be provided within 35 days of the Operative Date or confirm that there have been no such cases during that period.
c. make those records available for inspection at all reasonable times by any person authorised to act on behalf of the HCPC.

3. 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 14 days of the Operative Date. You must attend upon that supervisor as required and not less than once each calendar month and follow their advice and recommendations.

4. You must inform the HCPC within seven days if you cease to be employed by your current employer.

5. You must inform the HCPC within seven days if you take up any other or further professional work.

6. You must inform the HCPC within seven days of becoming aware of:
a. any patient safety incident you are involved in;
b. any investigation started against you; and
c. any disciplinary proceedings taken against you.

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 to undertake professional work (at the time of application);
c. any prospective employer for professional work (at the time of your application);
d. any organisation through which you are undertaking professional training;
e. any supervisor required by these conditions.

8. 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 professional work;
b. any agency you are registered with or apply to be registered with to undertake professional work (at the time of application)
c. any prospective employer for professional work (at the time of application)
d. any organisation through which you are undertaking professional training

This order will be reviewed by the Committee no later than 26 January 2025 or earlier if new evidence which is relevant to the Order becomes available after it was made.

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