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Laurence Harris successfully defends Band 7 nurse facing multiple dishonesty allegations in fitness to practise proceedings

17/01/2025

X was a senior nurse with 30 years’ experience and an unblemished professional record. The NMC alleged two dishonest breaches of the duty of candour, said to have occurred in the context of a joint application by X and their partner to register with a fostering agency. The NMC’s proposed sanction was to erase X from the register.

An unusual feature of the case was that at the conclusion of the facts stage, the panel initially found all four charges proven. On receipt of the written determination, Laurence made submissions that the panel’s reasoning led to inconsistent verdicts. The panel reconsidered their decision and entirely reversed their ruling on one dishonesty charge and partially reversed their ruling on a second charge. Only one charge was found to amount to professional misconduct.

Having heard evidence of X’s reflection and insight, the panel found X’s fitness to practise not to be impaired and ruled that no sanction was necessary.

Laurence Harris was instructed by Michelle Stewart of Thompsons Solicitors.

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