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- BreakingNews.ie
Physiotherapist at Dublin nursing home struck off over failure to disclose UK suspension
A physiotherapist has been struck off over his failure to notify his regulatory body that he had been temporarily suspended from practising in the UK amid concerns over his professional competency. An inquiry found Thangapandian Subramanian guilty of professional misconduct for failing to notify CORU's Physiotherapists Registration Board that he had been made the subject of two interim suspension orders by its UK counterpart in February and August 2023. Advertisement Mr Subramanian, who worked at the TLC nursing home in Citywest, Co Dublin, had his registration suspended by the UK's Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) two years ago. The Indian native, who had worked as a physiotherapist for over 24 years, had been registered to work in Ireland since March 2019. The inquiry by CORU's Professional Conduct Committee also found that Mr Subramanian had breached the Health and Social Care Professional Act 2005 in relation to the requirement to update information and correct errors. It followed admissions by the physiotherapist about his failure to notify CORU – the regulatory body of health and social care professionals – about his suspension from practising in the UK and his acceptance that it constituted professional misconduct. Advertisement Mr Subramanian acknowledged that the failure also constituted breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Physiotherapists. However, he insisted the issue arose out of a 'misunderstanding.' The inquiry heard the physiotherapist had provided false responses when filling out forms about whether he had ever been registered with another regulator and, if so, if he had any restrictions placed on his practice or had adverse findings made against him. Counsel for CORU, Eoghan O'Sullivan BL, told the inquiry that all physiotherapists have a duty to notify CORU within seven days of any matter which might affect their registration. Advertisement The inquiry heard that CORU only became aware of the interim suspension orders in August 2023 when the HCPC sent its Irish counterpart a list of registrants whose practice was subject to restriction. In correspondence with CORU, Mr Subramanian apologised 'unreservedly' for the lack of honesty he had shown when renewing his registration in September 2023. Mr Subramanian said he had asked the HCPC that same month to cancel his UK registration as he did not want to return to work there, but had not realised that his registration could not be cancelled while a complaint against him was being investigated and an interim suspension order was in place. 'I thought I could remove my name from the register and the complaint would be closed,' he explained. Advertisement In further correspondence, the physiotherapist claimed he wrongly believed when filling out the registration form for CORU that questions about any restrictions on his practice only related to matters within the jurisdiction of Ireland. Mr Subramanian insisted that providing incorrect information was unintentional, as he had not meant to withhold information. The inquiry heard that the physiotherapist had been suspended for an initial period of 18 months in the UK over concerns about his work with the Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. The issues related to the physiotherapist's general conduct, clinical knowledge, poor communications and documentation errors. Advertisement It was also claimed Mr Subramanian had got a trauma patient to carry out repeated weight-bearing exercises when they were unable to do it, as well as keeping inaccurate records which did not make 'clinical sense.' The physiotherapist said he had resigned from his job with the NHS due to pressure and rejected the concerns raised about his performance, which he claimed were 'baseless, racially motivated and fabricated.' In recommending that Mr Subramanian's registration should be cancelled, the inquiry's chairperson, Shane McCarthy, said he had dishonestly misrepresented that he was not the subject of an interim suspension by his regulator in the UK. Ireland 'Taking cocaine is completely normalised now', rec... Read More 'The committee finds that honesty is expected of all members of society and of members of a profession as it goes to public safety and the reputation of the profession,' said Dr McCarthy. He said the committee did not accept Mr Subramanian's claims that his lack of transparency and honesty was not deliberate. Dr McCarthy said the sanction of cancelling the physiotherapist's registration pointed to the gravity of his misconduct and was necessary to protect the public. Although he had expressed remorse and demonstrated limited insight, Dr McCarthy said the committee was not convinced that his insight minimised a repetition of the conduct as he appeared more focused on getting back to work in Ireland.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
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- Yahoo
Physiotherapist struck off for giving Botox jabs for 11 years without prescription or consent
A leading physiotherapist was struck off for giving prescription-only Botox injections for over a decade without authorisation. Adrian Paul Harding was struck off by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for administering prescription-only Botox injections to treat patients with spasticity between 2008 and 2020 without a prescription or written consent. Mr Harding, listed as Adrian in the documents but more commonly referred to as Peter, was described as an 'extremely experienced' physiotherapist at NPP Neuro Group and considered one of the few capable of administering botulinum toxin, commonly referred to as Botox, which requires an ability to target particular muscles. READ MORE: Bilston bus destroyed by arsonists who torched it with passengers on board READ MORE: Driver's risky manoeuvre backfires while going to collect Chinese takeaway The tribunal found Mr Harding had 'acted as he pleased' and administered injections despite knowing the drug needed a prescription that he was unable to provide and that there was not one in place when the drug was administered. A fellow physiotherapist Dawn Hicklin was also struck off by the HCPC having supplied Mr Harding with two boxes of Botox jabs while working at City Hospital for Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust in January 2019. Read more: Green light for huge Wolverhampton city centre regeneration scheme which includes 1,000 homes Read more: Factory left empty for nearly 50 years could finally be demolished for new flats The tribunal heard how a former colleague bumped into Mr Harding while attending a meeting at the Birmingham Treatment Centre in 2019 and while catching up, Ms Hicklin, who appeared 'embarrassed and hesitant', handed two boxes of Dysport, another name for botulinum toxin, to Mr Harding. After the incident was reported and when later asked by the trust about what had happened, Ms Hicklin then lied to bosses and said the boxes were empty and that she had not previously provided Mr Harding with any drug vials. After this incident, Mr Harding told his employer, NPP Neuro Group, in early 2020 that he was likely to be called as a witness as part of an investigation into Ms Hicklin and there was 'no cause for concern' but by October he then revealed inquiries would be extended to his practice. Colleagues at NPP Neuro Group then audited his records as part of the investigation and were said to be in 'shock, horror and disbelief' by what they found. His earlier actions were 'akin to attempting to cover up any wrongdoing by him' and an audit of his so-called records had 'at worst shown a cavalier attitude' the HCPC panel said, and he had 'acted with a sense of entitlement.' He was also 'angry' at his employer for raising the concerns and had 'demonstrated a complete lack of insight' of the potential damage he had caused. Read more: 'HMO Daddy' turns to government in bid to allow shipping containers on former Coseley pub's car park Read more: Tesco and Greggs plan for landmark Halesowen showroom redrawn after more than 60 object over 'traffic nightmare' Read more: Plans revived to knock down Kingswinford offices for new 73-bed care home The tribunal said Mr Harding made no attempt to provide evidence that might portray him in a different light – especially given he was an 'acknowledged specialist in his field and lectured on the subject.' The panel added that it was 'likely [he] authored the policies that he should have been following and that he had lectured students on such matters.' '[His] blatant disregard for the rules over such an extended period of time exhibited a high-handedness with both patients and colleagues which was tantamount to arrogance,' the panel concluded. Mr Harding's record-keeping was 'so poor it was serious enough to be classed as misconduct' and 'many' essential records were either missing or incomplete. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) said Mr Harding's actions had 'fallen significantly below the standards expected of a registered physiotherapist.' Mr Harding was referred to the HCPC on October 9, 2020 by his employer, had self-referred a day later and then 'retired' by October 12. The tribunal found Mr Harding had not shown any evidence of 'reflection, remediation, insight or remorse' and he had 'simply walked away.'
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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- Yahoo
Physiotherapist struck off for Botox jabs
A leading physiotherapist and former director of a Stourbridge-based rehabilitation clinic was struck off for giving prescription-only Botox injections for more than a decade without authorisation. Adrian Harding was struck off by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for administering the injections to treat patients with spasticity between 2008 and 2020 without a prescription or written consent. He was described as an "extremely experienced" physiotherapist at NPP Neuro Group, which sees patients throughout the West Midlands. The tribunal found Mr Harding "acted as he pleased" and administered injections despite knowing the drug needed a prescription that he was unable to provide. A fellow physiotherapist, Dawn Hicklin, supplied Mr Harding with two boxes of injection vials while she was working at City Hospital for Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust in January 2019, the panel heard. The incident was reported and she was struck off. Ms Hicklin lied to bosses, the panel said, claiming that the boxes were empty, and that she had not previously provided him with any drug vials. Following this, in early 2020, Mr Harding told NPP Neuro Group that he would likely be called as a witness as part of an investigation into Ms Hicklin, and that there was "no cause for concern". By October, he revealed inquiries would be extended to his practice. Colleagues at NPP Euro Group subsequently audited his records as part of the investigation, and were left in "shock, horror and disbelief" by what they found, the tribunal heard. The panel said he was "angry" at his employer for raising concerns and "demonstrated a complete lack of insight" of the potential damage he had caused. Mr Harding was an "acknowledged specialist in his field and lectured on the subject", the HCPC panel was told, and it was likely he "authored the policies that he should have been following and that he had lectured students on such matters". His record-keeping was described as "so poor it was serious enough to be classed as misconduct". It was said that many essential records were either missing or incomplete. Mr Harding was referred to the HCPC on 9 October 2020 by his employer, and self-referred a day later, before retiring by 12 October. The tribunal found he had not shown any evidence of "reflection, remediation, insight or remorse" and he "simply walked away". Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Paramedic failed to take paralysed man to hospital Radiographer struck off for racist language Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service
BBC News
28-03-2025
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- BBC News
West Midlands physiotherapist struck off for administering Botox
A leading physiotherapist and former director of a Stourbridge-based rehabilitation clinic was struck off for giving prescription-only Botox injections for more than a decade without Harding was struck off by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for administering the injections to treat patients with spasticity between 2008 and 2020 without a prescription or written was described as an "extremely experienced" physiotherapist at NPP Neuro Group, which sees patients throughout the West tribunal found Mr Harding "acted as he pleased" and administered injections despite knowing the drug needed a prescription that he was unable to provide. A fellow physiotherapist, Dawn Hicklin, supplied Mr Harding with two boxes of injection vials while she was working at City Hospital for Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust in January 2019, the panel incident was reported and she was struck Hicklin lied to bosses, the panel said, claiming that the boxes were empty, and that she had not previously provided him with any drug this, in early 2020, Mr Harding told NPP Neuro Group that he would likely be called as a witness as part of an investigation into Ms Hicklin, and that there was "no cause for concern".By October, he revealed inquiries would be extended to his practice. 'Lack of insight' Colleagues at NPP Euro Group subsequently audited his records as part of the investigation, and were left in "shock, horror and disbelief" by what they found, the tribunal panel said he was "angry" at his employer for raising concerns and "demonstrated a complete lack of insight" of the potential damage he had Harding was an "acknowledged specialist in his field and lectured on the subject", the HCPC panel was told, and it was likely he "authored the policies that he should have been following and that he had lectured students on such matters".His record-keeping was described as "so poor it was serious enough to be classed as misconduct".It was said that many essential records were either missing or Harding was referred to the HCPC on 9 October 2020 by his employer, and self-referred a day later, before retiring by 12 tribunal found he had not shown any evidence of "reflection, remediation, insight or remorse" and he "simply walked away". Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
