Female Physiotherapist Accused of False Credentials
Giving false information to the employer may be very counter-productive if you are caught. Recently, Nicola Oliver-Mendez found that to her great disadvantage when she was struck off the Health Professionals Council Register pursuant to an investigation.
She was working at Nuffield Proactive Health and Fitness First Bath as a physiotherapist without proper qualifications. She had informed the institution at the time of her application that she had obtained a First Class Honours degree in BSc (Physiotherapy) from the
However, her work did not turn out to be satisfactory and one of the patients at the institution complained about her when he suffered serious burn injuries after she treated him using electrotherapy.
The institution started investigating the matter after it received the complaint. The investigation showed that she was not actually a qualified physiotherapist but had a Sports Therapy Degree from the
A panel of the HPC Conduct and Competence Committee heard the matter and took it very seriously as misleading the employers and the public can be very dangerous, especially in the health sector where people’s lives are at stake.
According to the panel chair, many people elaborate their resumes to make it impressive. However, giving wrong information is not acceptable.
The public has a right to expect that the people treating him or her are capable of doing their job and no health professional has a right to mislead them.
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