David R Nelson

Profession: Physiotherapist

Registration Number: PH64299

Hearing Type: Final Hearing

Date and Time of hearing: 10:00 09/06/2026 End: 17:00 27/08/2026

Location: Held in person in Edinburgh

Panel: Conduct and Competence Committee
Outcome: Hearing has not yet been held

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Allegation

As a Registered Physiotherapist (PH64299):

 (1) On one or more occasions between May and November 2023, in your capacity as a Yoga instructor, you manually adjusted the body positioning of one or more class members without their consent, as set out in Schedule A; 

(2) On or around 23 October 2023, while manually adjusting Person B’s body position during a yoga class, you touched Person B’s breast; 

(3) On or around 30 October 2023, while manually adjusting Person A’s body position during a yoga class, you touched Person A’s breast; 

(4) Your conduct at paragraphs 2 and/or 3 above was: a. sexual in nature; b. sexually motivated. 

(5) On an unknown date between April and October 2023, during a physiotherapy session with Person C, you: a. a pulled down your trousers; and/or b. exposed your underpants to Person C. 

(6) Your conduct at paragraph above was sexually motivated; 

(7) On an unknown date between around June and August 2023, you breached patient confidentiality, in that you discussed Person D’s treatment and/or test results with Person C; 

(8) The matters set out in particulars 1 – 7 above constitute misconduct. 

(9) By reason of the matters set out above, your fitness to practise is impaired. 

 

Schedule A 

(a) Person A 

(b) Person B 

(c) Person C

Finding

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Order

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Notes

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Hearing History

History of Hearings for David R Nelson

Date Panel Hearing type Outcomes / Status
09/06/2026 Conduct and Competence Committee Final Hearing Hearing has not yet been held
16/10/2025 Conduct and Competence Committee Interim Order Review Interim Suspension
30/06/2025 Conduct and Competence Committee Interim Order Review Interim Suspension
03/03/2025 Investigating Committee Interim Order Review Interim Suspension
05/08/2024 Investigating Committee Interim Order Application Interim Suspension
26/07/2024 Investigating Committee Interim Order Application Adjourned part heard