article_snippet: The tribunal heard Colella's colleague, who was left to care for the elderly man alone, was questioned by the patient's 'anxious' wife about why the patient's 'anxious' wife had not been taken to hospital.
article_snippet: Colella admitted abandoning Colella colleagues and patients, but The panel said Colella failure to turn up to the hearing meant his colleagues and patients could not know if Colella appreciated the seriousness of Colella actions, meaning there was a 'risk of repetition'.
article_snippet: Chairman of The panel, Gillian Fleming, said members of the public would be 'shocked' to know a paramedic could show such disregard for Dominic patients saying Dominic 'fitness to practise was impaired'.
article_snippet: Ms Fleming added that they do not know if Colella, who joined the London Ambulance Service in 1996, has since continued to work as a paramedic.
article_snippet: Ms Fleming said today: 'Whilst it appears no harm was caused, the potential impact of the registrant's actions could have had serious consequences for the patients. '
article_snippet: Ms Fleming said Colella would be struck off the HCPC register with immediate effect, adding: 'The registrant has shown little in the way of insight or remorse. '
highlights_snippet: Chairman Gillian Fleming said members of the public would be 'shocked'
  Panel has ruled that Dominic Colella will be struck off HCPC register immediately .