Blessan T Philips
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Allegation
As a registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP35336):
1. On 18 August 2022 you were convicted at Southend Magistrates Court that on 4 February 2022 you drove a motor vehicle on a road after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in your blood, namely 187 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988
and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
2. On 18 August 2022 you were convicted at Southend Magistrates Court that on 4 February 2022, being a person who had attained the age of 16 years, and having responsibility for Child A, a child under that age, wilfully assaulted, ill treated, neglected, abandoned or exposed the said Child A in a manner likely to cause her unnecessary suffering or injury to health,
contrary to section 1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
3. On 18 August 2022 you were convicted at Southend Magistrates Court that on 4 February 2022, being a person who had attained the age of 16 years, and having responsibility for Child B, a child under that age, wilfully assaulted, ill treated, neglected, abandoned or exposed the said Child B in a manner likely to cause her unnecessary suffering or injury to health,
contrary to section 1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
4. On 1 August 2022 you were convicted at Southend Magistrates Court that on 30 June 2022 you were in charge of a motor vehicle in a public place after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in your breath, namely 139 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to section 5(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
5. By reason of the matters set out above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of conviction.
Finding
Preliminary Matters
Hearing in Private.
1. The HCPC applied for the hearing to be heard in private. This was due to the nature of the Registrant’s health problem that had led to his conviction, and in order to protect his privacy. The Registrant was neutral as to this application.
2. The Panel heard and accepted legal advice. It was mindful of the principle of open justice. It was also mindful that the original matter was a conviction matter, which would be in the public domain. However, in terms of remediation, much of the Registrant’s evidence would relate to his personal health matters and family life. The Panel found that this was inextricably linked to the issues which it had to consider to the extent that they could not be separated. It therefore determined to hear the matter entirely in private
Order
ORDER: The Registrar is directed to extend the suspension of the name of Mr Blessan T Phillips from the Register for a further 6 months.
Notes
The Order imposed today will apply from 11 August 2025.
This Order will be reviewed again before its expiry on 11 February 2026.
Hearing History
History of Hearings for Blessan T Philips
| Date | Panel | Hearing type | Outcomes / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2025 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Review Hearing | Suspended |
| 13/01/2025 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Final Hearing | Suspended |
| 29/10/2024 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 31/07/2024 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 15/01/2024 | Investigating Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 16/10/2023 | Investigating Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 25/07/2023 | Investigating Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 02/05/2023 | Investigating Committee | Interim Order Review | Interim Suspension |
| 02/11/2022 | Investigating Committee | Interim Order Application | Interim Suspension |