Mr Clifford James Anderson

During the course of your employment as a Hearing Aid Dispenser for Hearing Health and Mobility, on 06 March 2014, in the course of examining Patient A’s ears, you:

1)    Used a cracked speculum.

2)    Undertook a procedure to remove wax from Patient A's ear/s.

3)    Caused discomfort and pain to Patient A during the procedure.

4)    Caused abrasion to the insides of Patient A's ears which resulted in:

a)    Internal bleeding; and

b)    Patient A losing hearing for several days.

5)    Your actions at paragraph 2 were outside the scope of your practice.

6)    The matters described in paragraphs 1 - 5 constitute misconduct and/or lack of competence.

7)    By reason of that misconduct and/or lack of competence your fitness to practise is impaired.