Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — review hearing
Struck off the register
The regulator’s term: erasure
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
Concerning Shirley McLean, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 13I1862S).
Decision date: 24 February 2026 · Hearing started 24 February 2026
In plain English
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review hearing for Shirley McLean in a misconduct case. The panel was reviewing Shirley McLean's existing Suspension order (12 months). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a striking-off order. The published document gives the full reasons and underlying charge details.
Charges
The previous charges found proved were: ‘That you, a registered nurse; 1. [PRIVATE] 2. [PRIVATE] 3. On 16 June 2020 took medication from the hospital supplies for your own use. 4. Your actions at charge 3 above were dishonest in that you knew you were not entitled to take such medication but did so anyway. 5. On 21 September 2021 whilst on duty, consumed medication which was not prescribed for you. 6. On 21 September 2021 did not follow infection control procedures in that you drank directly from a medicine bottle intended for patients. 7. On 13 September 2021 failed to follow infection control guidelines in that you: a. did not wash your hands and/or protective gloves when attending to patients with Covid-19 b. Failed to wipe and/or clean machinery between seeing patients with Covid-19. 8. On 16 September 2021; Page 7 of 19 a. Did not give patients their medications as and when required. b. Did not complete patient observations. c. Did not complete patient notes 9. Failed to attend work when scheduled to do so on the following dates; i. 17 July 2021 ii. 24 July 2024 iii. 26 July 2024 AND in light of the above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of your [[PRIVATE] misconduct at charges 2-9].’ The original panel determined the following with regard to impairment: ‘The panel next went on to decide if as a result of the misconduct, Miss McLean’s fitness to practise is currently impaired. In coming to its decision, the panel had regard to the Fitness to Practise Library, updated on 27 March 2023, which states: ‘The question that will help decide whether a professional’s fitness to practise is impaired is: “Can the nurse, midwife or nursing associate practise kindly, safely and professionally?” If the answer to this question is yes, then the likelihood is that the professional’s fitness to practise is not impaired.’ Nurses occupy a position of privilege and trust in society and are expected at all times to be professional and to maintain professional boundaries. Patients and their families must be able to trust nurses with their lives and the lives of their loved ones. To justify that trust, nurses must be honest and open and act with integrity. They must make sure that their conduct at all times justifies both their patients’ and the public’s trust in the profession. Page 8 of 19 In this regard the panel considered the judgment of Mrs Justice Cox in...
Findings
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review hearing for Shirley McLean in a misconduct case. The panel reviewed an existing Suspension order (12 months). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a striking-off order.
Source
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