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Keyword: Search filters Charge Year: --All-- 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2004/2005 Decision Year: --All-- 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2004/2005 Professions: --All-- Anaesthetic Technician Anaesthetic Technology Chiropractors Dietitians Dispensing Opticians Health Practitioner Medical Laboratory Scientists and Technologists Medical Laboratory Technicians Medical Practitioners Medical Radiation Technologists Midwives Nurses Occupational Therapists Optometrists Oral Health Osteopaths Paramedic Pharmacists Physiotherapists Podiatrists Psychiatrists Psychologists Psychotherapists Findings: --All-- Conviction Professional Misconduct Stayed/Struckout Withdrawn Charge Characteristic: --All-- Acknowledgement of colleagues - inadequate/inappropriate Advertising inappropriate Aiding and Abetting Alcohol - under the influence of Allowed an unqualified person to undertake task Assault and/or inappropriate force Assault with a weapon Assessment - inadequate/inappropriate Attendance inadequate Authority - failed to engage / comply Authority - Lied/misled Behaviour inappropriate Care plan - inadequate Claiming - inappropriate Codified professional standards breach Communication inadequate/inappropriate Competence - lack of Conditions on scope of practice - failure to comply Confer - failed to Confidentiality - breach of Consultations - inappropriate/inadequate Controlled Drugs Register - failure to maintain Covid-19 Criminal Nuisance Crown inadequate Diagnosis - inadequate Dispensing - error/inappropriate Documents - dishonest use of/intent of obtaining pecuniary gain Documents/Communications - falsification Don't know Driving - without a licence/while disqualified Driving with excess breath alcohol Drugs - dispensing inadequate/inappropriate Drugs - inappropriate administration and/or misuse of Drugs - inappropriate possession/unlawful use Drugs - manufacturing/importing inappropriate Drugs - packaging/labelling inappropriate Drugs/medication - inappropriate administration Drugs/medication - inappropriate storage Examination - inadequate/inappropriate Failure to record Fees - excessive Fees - excessive/inappropriate Financial - relationship inappropriate Financial gain - inappropriate Forgery/fraud Informed consent - inadequate Instructions - inadequate/inappropriate Legislation - breach of Education Act 1989 Legislation - breach of Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 Legislation - breach of Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977 Legislation – breach of Corrections Act 2004 Legislation – breach of Crimes Act 1961 Legislation – breach of Criminal Code Act 1924 Legislation - breach of Customs and Excise Act 1996 Legislation – breach of Films Videos and Publications Classifications Act 1993 Legislation - breach of Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 Legislation – breach of Injury, Prevention and Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 Legislation – breach of Land Transport Act 1998 Legislation – breach of Medicines Act 1980 Legislation - breach of Medicines Regulations 1984 Legislation – breach of Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 Legislation - breach of Social Security Act 1964 Legislation – breach of Summary Offences Act 1981 Legislation - breach of Trespass Act 1980 Legislation - Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977 Legislation - Pharmacy Council Code of Ethic 2011 (Code of Ethics) Lied/misled Lied/misled - attempted to involve others to authority Manslaughter/Murder Misled Money Laundering Note taking - inadequate/inappropriate Notes Altered Order – breach of Partnership – failed to end Perverting the law of justice Physical restraint - inappropriate Planning not carried out appropriately Possession of objectionable material Practising outside conditions or outside scope of practising certificate Practising while suspended from practising Practising without a current practising certificate Prescribing - inappropriate/inadequate Privacy - breach of Procedure - inappropriate Proceeded without adequate skill/expertise Professional boundaries breached Professional Development - failure to comply with requirements Professional standards inadequate Public safety compromised Radiograph - failure to take Records - altered/attempt to alter Records - inadequate/inappropriate Records - inadequately maintained Records - inappropriate access Records - inappropriate retention Records - inappropriate storage Records - inappropriate transfer Referral - inadequate Relationship inappropriate Relationship inappropriate use of Response – inadequate/inappropriate Root canal therapy inadequately performed Safety of patient put at risk Sexual misconduct - inappropriate relationship Sexual misconduct - inappropriate touching Sexual misconduct - indecent act Sexual misconduct - indecent assault Sexual misconduct - sexual relationship with patient or former patient or partner of patient Sexual Violation Specimen - failure to have examined Staff - allowed unqualified person to undertake task Staff - failure to provide adequate levels Staff - training/supervision inadequate/inappropriate Supervision - inadequate Tests - failed to order Tests - failed to perform Tests - inaccurate reporting Tests - inappropriate Theft and/or Burglary Title or scope - misrepresentation of Treatment - altered without consultation Treatment - care inadequate/inappropriate Treatment - failure to prevent Treatment - followup inadequate/inappropriate Treatment - inadequate Treatment - pressure on patient to undertake Voluntary undertaking breach 2nd Charge Characteristic: --All-- Acknowledgement of colleagues - inadequate/inappropriate Advertising inappropriate Aiding and Abetting Alcohol - under the influence of Allowed an unqualified person to undertake task Assault and/or inappropriate force Assault with a weapon Assessment - inadequate/inappropriate Attendance inadequate Authority - failed to engage / comply Authority - Lied/misled Behaviour inappropriate Care plan - inadequate Claiming - inappropriate Codified professional standards breach Communication inadequate/inappropriate Competence - lack of Conditions on scope of practice - failure to comply Confer - failed to Confidentiality - breach of Consultations - inappropriate/inadequate Controlled Drugs Register - failure to maintain Covid-19 Criminal Nuisance Crown inadequate Diagnosis - inadequate Dispensing - error/inappropriate Documents - dishonest use of/intent of obtaining pecuniary gain Documents/Communications - falsification Don't know Driving - without a licence/while disqualified Driving with excess breath alcohol Drugs - dispensing inadequate/inappropriate Drugs - inappropriate administration and/or misuse of Drugs - inappropriate possession/unlawful use Drugs - manufacturing/importing inappropriate Drugs - packaging/labelling inappropriate Drugs/medication - inappropriate administration Drugs/medication - inappropriate storage Examination - inadequate/inappropriate Failure to record Fees - excessive Fees - excessive/inappropriate Financial - relationship inappropriate Financial gain - inappropriate Forgery/fraud Informed consent - inadequate Instructions - inadequate/inappropriate Legislation - breach of Education Act 1989 Legislation - breach of Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 Legislation - breach of Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977 Legislation – breach of Corrections Act 2004 Legislation – breach of Crimes Act 1961 Legislation – breach of Criminal Code Act 1924 Legislation - breach of Customs and Excise Act 1996 Legislation – breach of Films Videos and Publications Classifications Act 1993 Legislation - breach of Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 Legislation – breach of Injury, Prevention and Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 Legislation – breach of Land Transport Act 1998 Legislation – breach of Medicines Act 1980 Legislation - breach of Medicines Regulations 1984 Legislation – breach of Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 Legislation - breach of Social Security Act 1964 Legislation – breach of Summary Offences Act 1981 Legislation - breach of Trespass Act 1980 Legislation - Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1977 Legislation - Pharmacy Council Code of Ethic 2011 (Code of Ethics) Lied/misled Lied/misled - attempted to involve others to authority Manslaughter/Murder Misled Money Laundering Note taking - inadequate/inappropriate Notes Altered Order – breach of Partnership – failed to end Perverting the law of justice Physical restraint - inappropriate Planning not carried out appropriately Possession of objectionable material Practising outside conditions or outside scope of practising certificate Practising while suspended from practising Practising without a current practising certificate Prescribing - inappropriate/inadequate Privacy - breach of Procedure - inappropriate Proceeded without adequate skill/expertise Professional boundaries breached Professional Development - failure to comply with requirements Professional standards inadequate Public safety compromised Radiograph - failure to take Records - altered/attempt to alter Records - inadequate/inappropriate Records - inadequately maintained Records - inappropriate access Records - inappropriate retention Records - inappropriate storage Records - inappropriate transfer Referral - inadequate Relationship inappropriate Relationship inappropriate use of Response – inadequate/inappropriate Root canal therapy inadequately performed Safety of patient put at risk Sexual misconduct - inappropriate relationship Sexual misconduct - inappropriate touching Sexual misconduct - indecent act Sexual misconduct - indecent assault Sexual misconduct - sexual relationship with patient or former patient or partner of patient Sexual Violation Specimen - failure to have examined Staff - allowed unqualified person to undertake task Staff - failure to provide adequate levels Staff - training/supervision inadequate/inappropriate Supervision - inadequate Tests - failed to order Tests - failed to perform Tests - inaccurate reporting Tests - inappropriate Theft and/or Burglary Title or scope - misrepresentation of Treatment - altered without consultation Treatment - care inadequate/inappropriate Treatment - failure to prevent Treatment - followup inadequate/inappropriate Treatment - inadequate Treatment - pressure on patient to undertake Voluntary undertaking breach Additional Orders: --All-- Bias Jurisdiction Name Suppression to Complainant and/or Patient and/or client Name Suppression to Witness/s and/or Family of parties Name Suppression to Practitioner Other Other Suppression Orders Private Hearing Suppression of particular details of affairs of Practitioner and/or Complainant and/or Patient Suspension of Registration/Revocation of Suspension of Registration Decision Appealed: --N/A-- Yes No There are 568 record(s) found. 1 2 3 4 5Next File Number Date of Decision Profession Scope of Practice Practitioner Nur23/598P 18 Mar 2024 Nurses Registered Nurse Michael Sobrevilla Details A panel of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal convened via an audiovisual link on 26 February 2024 to hear 2 charges of professional misconduct laid by a Professional Conduct Committee of the Nursing Council of New Zealand against the practitioner, Mr Michael Joie Sobrevilla, registered nurse of Dunedin (the Nurse). Nur23/593P 08 Mar 2024 Nurses Registered Nurse Ms H Details Withdrawn Mlt23/588P Medical Laboratory Technicians Medical Laboratory Technician Ms O Details Nur23/587P 15 Mar 2024 Nurses Nurse Debra Green Details Charge Phar23/586P 18 Jun 2024 Pharmacists Pharmacist Shane Chafin Details The Charge Nur23/579P 30 May 2024 Nurses Nurse Vickie Wade Details Charge Ost23/578D 19 Nov 2023 Osteopaths Osteopath Joseph Gregory Crozier Details Charge Nur23/577P 22 Mar 2024 Nurses Nurse Maryam Rashidi Details Charge Med23/576P 29 Sep 2023 Medical Practitioners General Practice Dr Aashish Vinay Raj Details A panel of the Health Practitioner’s Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) convened 4 July 2023 to hear a charge laid by a Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) appointed by the Medical Council of New Zealand against Dr Aashish Vinay Raj (the Doctor). Med23/575P 21 Nov 2023 Medical Practitioners General Practice Dr Peter Canaday Details Charge Med22/573P 13 Jul 2023 Medical Practitioners General Dr Dominique Carla Brown Details A panel of the Health Practitioner’s Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) convened on 6 March 2023 by audio-visual link to hear a charge laid by a Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) of the Medical Council of New Zealand against Dr Dominique Carla Brown registered medical practitioner of Auckland (the Doctor). Psy22/572P 21 Dec 2023 Psychologists Psychologist Gunther van der Heijden Details Charge Psy22/570P 14 Feb 2024 Psychologists Psychologist Carien Lubbe De Beer Details Charge Nur22/569P 21 Dec 2023 Nurses Nurse Mr S Details Charge Phar22/568P 09 Feb 2024 Pharmacists Pharmacist Ms Nee Nee Ong Details The Charge Mid22/567P 20 Jun 2023 Midwives Midwife Lisa Angela Gannon Details A panel of the Health Practitioner’s Disciplinary Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) convened by way of audio visual link on 14 April 2023 to hear charges laid by a Professional Conduct Committee (“the PCC”) of the Midwifery Council of New Zealand (“the Council”) against Registered Midwife, Ms Lisa Gannon (“the Midwife”). Nur22/566P 23 Feb 2023 Nurses Enrolled Nurse Ashwani Lal Details Charges Nur 22/565P 02 Feb 2024 Nurses Registered Nurse Zelia Smart Details Charge: Nur22/564P 26 Apr 2023 Nurses Nurse Gareth Brendon Lee Lunar Details Charge Phar22/561P 22 Nov 2023 Pharmacists Pharmacist Mohammed Abdel Rahim Details The Charge 1 2 3 4 5Next