Poppy Sprague

As a registered Practitioner Psychologist (PYL25085) your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. In that:

1. Between approximately August 2020 and March 2021, you engaged in inappropriate and/or unprofessional conduct via social media, in that you shared and/or posted the following on your public Facebook profile:

a) Content with messaging contrary to government advice and guidelines, namely:
i. on 29 December 2020, you posted an image with a caption stating, ‘You aren’t saving anyone’s life by staying home, you are allowing a dangerous group of liars to manipulate you.’

b) Images to encourage others not to wear masks and/or face coverings, contrary to government advice, namely:
i. on 18 February 2021, you posted an image with a caption stating that ‘if you’re still wearing a mask.... then you’re a danger to me, yourself and humanity’
ii. on an unknown date, you posted an image which stated in relation to mask wearing, ‘Sept 15 No More Masks, End this Nonsense.... We will all stop wearing masks. Just throw that
filthy thing away.’

c) Statements and/or content deemed by Facebook to contain partly false or false information which:
i. questioned the validity of information provided by governments on the Covid 19 virus and/or the death rate;
ii. questioned the effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccination, and/or the use of masks;
iii. suggested that the vaccination is harmful.

d) Statements which refer to the National Health Service (NHS) in an inaccurate and/or damaging manner, namely:
i. On 15 February 2021, you posted, ‘NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE UK (NHS) Indecency, Harassment & Genocide
ii. On 15 February 2021, you posted ‘The progressively and ironically sick and sadistic NHS’

2. The matters set out at particular 1 constitute misconduct.

3. By reason of misconduct, your fitness to practise is impaired.