​​Fiona Sharples​

As a registered Radiographer (RA084626):

1. On or about 18 January 2023, you did not select the correct thumbnail setting, prior to sending an image of Service User A’s chest x-ray to the picture archiving and communication system (PACS).

2. On or about 13 April 2023, you did not select the correct patient’s name and sent the x-ray image to PACS under the name of Service User B.

3. On or about 13 April 2023, you incorrectly placed the left marker on the right side of an x-ray image for Service User C and sent the image to PACS.

4. On or about 19 April 2023, you did not select the correct patient’s name and sent the x-ray image to PACS under the name of Service User D.

5. On or about 21 April 2023, you did not select the correct patient’s name and sent an x-ray image to PACS under the name of Service User E.

6. On or about 10 May 2023, you did not select the correct examination folder and/or sent an x-ray image to PACS for Service User F’s right finger, instead of their left finger.

7. On or about 24 May 2023, you did not perform an adequate examination for Service User G, in that a doctor had requested four views of their lumbar spine but you only undertook x-rays in two views.

8. On or about 2 June 2023, you did not select the correct patient’s name (Service User H), and sent an x-ray image to PACS under the name of Service User I.

9. On or about 5 June 2023, you did not:
a. perform an adequate ORBIT examination of Service User J’s eyes, in that you repeated the image approximately four times;
b. seek assistance from another radiographer with regard to Service User J’s examination.

10. On or about 10 June 2023, you did not perform an adequate check before sending images of Service User K’s left knee x-ray to PACS, which did not have markers on them.

11. On or about 10 June 2023, you did not select the correct patient’s name and sent an x-ray image to PACS under the name of Service User L.

12. On or about 23 June 2023, you did not make an adequate check of Service User M’s leg to ensure that the correct leg was being x-rayed, prior to exposing them to radiation.

13. On or about 23 June 2023, you did not adequately supervise a student who was carrying out an examination of Service User N and/or re-check the detector settings.

14. On or about 8 July 2023, you did not perform an adequate check before sending x-ray images of Service User O’s pelvis to PACS without markers.

15. On or about 26 July 2023, you did not perform an adequate check before sending a chest x-ray image of Service User P to PACS without annotations.

16. On or about 11 August 2023, you did not perform an adequate check before sending a chest x-ray image of Service User Q to PACS without markers.

17. On or about 15 August 2023, you did not perform an adequate check before sending a chest x-ray image of Service User R to PACS without annotations.

18. On or about 21 August 2023, you did not position the detector in the correct position for Service User S’s pelvic examination, prior to exposing them to radiation.

19. On or about 21 August 2023, you said to Colleague A, in relation to Service User S’s x-ray, words to the effect, that:
a. The x-ray did not expose; and/or
b. The detector was in the bucky mechanism under Service User S.

20. Your conduct in relation to Service User S, at paragraph 19 was dishonest, in that:
a. You knew the x-ray had exposed;
b. You knew the detector had not been in the bucky mechanism;
c. You were attempting to conceal that you had made a mistake in exposing Service User S to an unintended dose of radiation.

21. On or about 23 August 2023, you did not undertake an adequate check on Service User T’s previous history to ascertain whether or not Service User T had recently had an x-ray examination.

22. On or about 22 September 2023, you did not perform an adequate check before sending an x-ray image of Service User U to PACS without annotation.

23. On or about 23 September 2023, you did not perform an adequate check before sending an x-ray image of Service User V to PACS with incorrect electronic markers.

24. On or about 25 September 2023, you did not select the correct patient’s name (Service User W), and sent an x-ray image to PACS under the name of Service User X.

25. On or about 25 September 2023, you said to Colleague B, words to the effect that, it was Colleague C who had told you to send Service User W’s images to PACS in Service User X’s folder.

26. Your conduct at paragraph 25 was dishonest, in that
a. You knew Colleague C had not told you to send the images to PACS for Service User W in the incorrect folder for Service User X;
b. You were attempting to conceal from Colleague B your own mistake in sending the images to the wrong patient’s folder.

27. On or about 3 October 2023, you did not take adequate steps to check that the correct detector was selected before exposing the x-ray for Service User Y.

28. On or about 9 October 2023, you did not escalate to another radiographer colleague for assistance to obtain an adequate image of Service User Z’s shoulder.

29. On or about 20 October 2023, you did not complete two projections on Service User AA’s left hand.

30. On or about 26 October 2023, you did not complete an adequate examination of Service User BB’s x-ray by annotating and/or sending the image to PACS.

31. On or about 31 October 2023, you did not adequately annotate an x-ray image for Service User CC, in that you did not make it clear whether the image was of the left or the right thumb, before sending the image to PACS.

32. On or about 31 October 2023, you did not undertake an adequate x-ray examination for Service User DD.

33. The matters set out in particulars 19, 20, 25 and/or 26 above constitute misconduct.

34. The matters set out in particulars 1 – 18, 21 – 24, and/or 27 - 32 above constitute lack of competence.

35. By reason of the matters set out above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct and/or lack of competence.