David Brown
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Allegation
As a registered Dietitian (DT29339) your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct and/or lack of competence, in that:
1.Between May 2019 to February 2020 whilst working at East Suffolk and North East Essex Foundation Trust at Ipswich Hospital, you did not maintain accurate records, in that you:
a. Did not record full clinical information from your appointments with the service users set out in Schedule 1.
b. Did not provide full clinical documentation and/or clinical notes in relation to interventions with one or more of the Service Users set out in Schedule 2.
c. Did not review one or more of the Service Users set out in Schedule 3 in a timely manner and/or at all.
2. On or around 21 February 2020, you recorded in Service User 6’s patient notes that you had seen them on or around 10 December 2019 when this was not the case as the service user had died on 21 November 2019.
3. You did not complete notes for Service User 3 in a timely manner in that 9 on or around 14 November 2019, you completed an outcome for Service User 3 for a home visit which took place on 6 June 2019.
4. Between May 2019 to February 2020, you did not provide any dietetic correspondence to the nurse for Service User 8 who was referred for a PEG.
5. You did not notify the HCPC about restrictions placed on your practice by your employer in March 2020.
6. The matters set out in Particulars 2 and/or 5 were dishonest.
7. The matters set out in Particulars 2, 5 and 6 constitute misconduct.
8. The matters set out in Particulars 1, 3 and 4 constitute misconduct and/or lack of competence.
9. By reason of your misconduct and/or your lack of competence your fitness to practise is impaired.
Schedule 1
Service User 1
Service User 2
Service User 3
Service User 4
Service User 5
Servicer User 6
Service User 8
Service User 9
Service User 10
Service User 11
Service User 12
Service User 15
Service User 18
Service User 19
Service User 20
Service User 21
Service User 22
Service User 24
Schedule 2
Service User 1
Service User 3
Service User 10
Service User 12
Service User 14
Service User 15
Service User 16
Service User 18
Service User 19
Service User 20
Service User 21
Service User 22
Service User 23
Service User 24
Schedule 3
Service User 5
Service User 8
Service User 11
Service User 14
Service User 19
Service User 23.
Finding
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Order
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Notes
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Hearing History
History of Hearings for David Brown
| Date | Panel | Hearing type | Outcomes / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/08/2025 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Review Hearing | Hearing has not yet been held |