Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing
NMC suspends nurse and midwife Annette Black for 12 months over misconduct and health
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Fitness to Practise Committee has suspended nurse and midwife Annette Black for 12 months, with a review, after finding her fitness to practise impaired on grounds of misconduct and health. The hearing was held in private under Rule 19.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 16 June 2026 · Updated 7 July 2026
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A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.
Concerning Annette Black, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 67E0201E).
Decision date: 16 June 2026 · Hearing started 1 June 2026 and ended 16 June 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse and midwife Annette Black's fitness to practise was impaired on the grounds of misconduct and health. The panel found several charges proved and imposed a suspension order for 12 months with a review, together with an interim suspension order of 18 months. The hearing was held in private under Rule 19, so the detailed findings are not public.
Charges
The type of case was recorded as misconduct and health. Following acceptance of an application under Rule 19 of the NMC (Fitness to Practise) Rules, all matters were heard in private, so the detail of the charges is not in the public record. The panel found the facts proved in respect of charges 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13, and not proved in respect of charges 5, 10 and 12.
Findings
The panel found Annette Black's fitness to practise to be impaired and imposed a suspension order for 12 months with a review, together with an interim suspension order of 18 months. Because the hearing was held in private under Rule 19, the panel's detailed reasons are not set out in the public record.
Source
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