Petition updateSave our Nurses and Midwives21 cases have won at appeal by registrants struck off the nursing register
NMC Nurses and Midwives condemmed
Mar 22, 2019

9 of these were self litigant registrants ( without legal representation )

(a) Between 2009 – 2018, there has been 10, 895 nurses & midwives struck-off, sanctioned or impaired
(b) Between 2009 – 2018, there has been 21 high court successes after being “struck-off” and 9 were self- litigants.
(c) Between 2009 – 2018, a large proportion of the 10, 895 nurses & midwives did not appeal due to various reasons such as (i) - lack of funds and unable to secure legal representation; (ii) – insecure and petrified to act as a self-litigant; (iii) – developed mental health problems such as depression due to loss of income and reputational harm which can never be restored.

The PSA will only intervene when the NMC regulator is too lenient......but .........who will intervene when the NMC regulator has intentionally caused a miscarriage of justice to innocent registrants?


(3)  The NMC refuse to publish high court judgments against them when the appellant’s have won – but note how the NMC published their supporting judgment- re:IMUK high court judgment template


(4) NMC as a public authority and has to abide by the Human Rights Act1998–Article6(1)It is unlawful for a public authority to act in a way which is incompatible with a Convention right. ......BUT ... Cannot be sued for defamation as protected by “absolute privilege”.    

       (5)House of Lords - R (On the application of Wright and others) (Appellants)vSecretary of State for Health and another (Respondents)confirms how the old ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority) use to bar every person for 12 months from working with the vulnerable without evidence or a fact finding hearing – who were referred by their employers. The High Court confirmed that this was a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998 – Article 6. Therefore Wright succeeded in her case. This changed ISA(now known as DBS) law.

However, NMC registrants who are subjected to NMC interim order hearings (which is not fact finding) are automatically suspended for 18 months. This seems to contradict the above case Wright & Others v Secretary of State...

 

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