Mr William Smethurst
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Allegation
As a registered Radiographer (RA64547):
1. On an unknown date, you took indecent and sexually explicit photographs of yourself on your mobile phone whilst in work, on duty, in uniform, in clinical areas of Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
2. Your conduct in relation to particular 1 was sexually motivated.
3. On 23 June 2022, you denied during an interview as part of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s local investigation that you had taken explicit photographs of yourself in the workplace.
4.Your conduct in relation to particular 3 was dishonest, in that you knew that what you said in the interview (as set out in particular 3) was not true.
5. The matters set out in particulars 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, constitute misconduct.
By reason of the matters set out above, your fitness to practise is impaired.
Finding
No information currently available
Order
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Notes
This hearing adjourned, part heard. The date for the reconvened hearing is to be confirmed.
Hearing History
History of Hearings for Mr William Smethurst
| Date | Panel | Hearing type | Outcomes / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21/06/2024 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Final Hearing | Suspended |
| 07/05/2024 | Conduct and Competence Committee | Final Hearing | Adjourned |