Professionalism in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions: report

Annex 2

Examples of behaviours that could lead to regulators taking action against professionals

Examples include professionals who:

• were dishonest, committed fraud or abused someone's trust;
• exploited a vulnerable person;
• failed to respect service users' rights to make choices about their own care;
• have health problems which they have not dealt with, and which may affect the safety of service users;
• hid mistakes or tried to block our investigation;
• had an improper relationship with a service user;
• carried out reckless or deliberately harmful acts;
• seriously or persistently failed to meet standards;
• were involved in sexual misconduct or indecency (including any involvement in child pornography);
• have a substance abuse or misuse problem;
• have been violent or displayed threatening behaviour; or
• carried out other, equally serious, activities which affect public confidence in the profession.^[61]