Vora Snehlata Jayantilal 2017737 19-02-2013.pdf - General ...

25written on the basis that Miss Vora had not acted in the way that we have found proven butthis, of itself, does not detract from the overall impact of the references as a whole.It is common ground that we are entitled to consider and weigh all the information beforeus in determining the appropriate and proportionate sanction required in the public interest.We have considered very carefully all the submissions that have been ably made by MrMcCartney, as well as all the testimonial evidence. He places emphasis upon the 40 yearsof service provided by Miss Vora as an independent. He submitted that the impact ofsuspension would be disproportionate because of the importance of the pharmacy to thelocal community. He submits also that these proceedings have had an enormous impactupon Miss Vora. He invites us to conclude that Miss Vora will have reflected upon theCommittee's decision and will have learnt her lesson. He invited us to take the view thatthe proceedings had provided a valuable reality check and, if such circumstances were torecur, Miss Vora would behave in an entirely different way. He submitted that a warningor a short period of suspension would be sufficient to mark the seriousness of themisconduct in this case in the context of the public interest. We have taken into accounteverything he placed before us, and it is no discourtesy to his submissions if we appear tohave left anything out. We have anxiously scrutinised the case in overall context.We described the gravamen of the offences in the regulatory context in our determinationon the issue of impairment. Membership of the profession is a privilege which requires thatany member upholds the highest standards of behaviour in her professional life at all times.The matter that has caused us very grave concern in relation to the proven facts is the factthat on 13 and 14 July 2011, despite having had time to reflect and take stock, and despitethe intervention of people other than Mrs R, Miss Vora stubbornly persisted in retaining