Ronak Malde

As a registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP040526):

1. Whilst working on the night shift from around 8:00pm on 8 July 2022 to 8:00am
on 9 July 2022, you:
a. on one or more occasions self-administered Sevoflurane, an inhalation
anaesthetic gas;
b. did not respond promptly or at all to one or more bleep calls;
c. continued to work and/or provided treatment to one or more patients after
the conduct described in particular 1(a) above.

2. Whilst working on the night shift from around 8:00pm on 9 July 2022 to 8:00am
on 10 July 2022, you:
a. self-administered Sevoflurane;
b. did not respond promptly or at all to one or more bleep calls;
c. continued to work and/or provided treatment to one or more patients after
the conduct described in particular 2(a) above;
d. when questioned by one or more colleagues about the incident at 2(a)
above, stated that you were checking the machine or words to that effect,
when this was not the case.

3. You failed to notify the HCPC as soon as possible that you were suspended by
your employer on or around 12 July 2022.

4. On or around 1 September 2022, when renewing your registration with the
HCPC, you failed to declare any changes to the status of your good character,
despite the fact you had been suspended by your employer on or around 12 July
2022.

5. Your conduct set out at any or all of particulars 2(d) was dishonest.

6. By reason of the matters set out above, your fitness to practise is impaired by
reason of misconduct.