Charge Detail Summary

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File Number: Den18/428P
Practitioner: Nigel Lowry Beer
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Charge Characteristics:

Informed consent - inadequate (Established)


Treatment - care inadequate/inappropriate
(Established)


Authority - failed to engage / comply
(Established)


Behaviour inappropriate
(Established)


Professional standards inadequate
(Established)


Treatment - altered without consultation
(Established)


Additional Orders:

Name Suppression to Practitioner

Interim order for suppression of the name of the practitioner

Permanent name suppression declined

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Name Suppression to Complainant and/or Patient and/or client

Interim order for suppression of the name of the patients

Permanent name suppression of the practitioner's patients, and suppression of any identifying details

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Other

Interim suppression of the the names and identifying details of Mr G and Mrs G and their dental practice, as referred to in the evidence

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Other

Interim suppression of the the names and identifying details of the practitioner's employees who gave evidence


Appeal Order:

Name Suppression to Practitioner
Outcome
The practitioner appealed the Tribunal's order declining permanent name suppression to the High Court. The High Court quashed the appeal and denied the practitioner permanent name suppression. B v PCC [2020] NZHC 2828


Decision:

Substantive Decision 1025Den18428P Substantive.pdf


Penalty Decision
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Appeal Decision:

Substantive Decision
Outcome

The practitioner appealed the Tribunal's substantive decision to the High Court.  The High Court quashed the appeal and denied the practitioner permanent name suppression.  B v PCC [2020] NZHC 2828



Precis of Decision: