Nursing and Midwifery Council v Adams
The interim suspension order is extended because the respondent has failed to make herself available for clinical examination, impeding the applicant's investigation, and she has been duly served but has not appeared.
- Parties
- Claimant: Nursing and Midwifery Council; Defendant: Alison Jane Adams
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 08 February 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review / Application for Extension of Interim Suspension Order
- Outcome
- application granted
- Legal Topics
- Interim Suspension, Health Investigations, Misconduct, Procedural Fairness
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Parties
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Claimant
Alison Jane Adams
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Application for Extension of Interim Suspension Order
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether to extend the interim suspension order against the respondent under Article 31(8) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order
- 2 Whether the respondent's failure to attend clinical examination justifies extension of the order
Ratio Decidendi
The interim suspension order is extended because the respondent has failed to make herself available for clinical examination, impeding the applicant's investigation, and she has been duly served but has not appeared.
Court Disposition
application granted
Orders
- Extension of the interim suspension order against Alison Jane Adams until 4pm on 18 February 2012
- Respondent granted permission to apply within three days of notice to vary or discharge the order
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