Nursing and Midwifery Council v Ackland
The extension of the interim suspension order is necessary due to the respondent's ongoing addiction to opiates, risk of impaired judgment, and the seriousness of misconduct involving dishonesty and mismanagement of medication. The public interest and respondent's own interest require continued suspension until fitness to practice is resolved.
- Parties
- Claimant: Nursing and Midwifery Council; Defendant: Frances Anne Ackland
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 09 April 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Application / Interim Order Extension
- Outcome
- application granted
- Legal Topics
- Interim Suspension, Fitness to Practice, Public Protection, Addiction, Misconduct
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Parties
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Claimant
Frances Anne Ackland
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Application / Interim Order Extension
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a three month extension of an interim suspension order is justified under article 31(8) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001
- 2 Whether the respondent's continued suspension is necessary for public protection, public interest, and her own interest
Ratio Decidendi
The extension of the interim suspension order is necessary due to the respondent's ongoing addiction to opiates, risk of impaired judgment, and the seriousness of misconduct involving dishonesty and mismanagement of medication. The public interest and respondent's own interest require continued suspension until fitness to practice is resolved.
Court Disposition
application granted
Orders
- Interim suspension order extended for three months
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