Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — review hearing
NMC panel strikes off Michelle Louise Tanner over confidential records access
The NMC has ordered midwife Michelle Louise Tanner's removal from the register after finding her fitness to practise remained impaired following findings about unauthorised access to confidential records.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 17 August 2026 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Michelle Louise Tanner, midwife (Nursing and Midwifery Council 18B0222E).
Decision date: 17 August 2026 · Hearing started 17 August 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Michelle Louise Tanner's fitness to practise remained impaired after she provided no evidence of insight, reflection, remediation or relevant training following findings that she accessed confidential medical records without clinical justification. The panel decided that further suspension would serve no useful purpose and ordered her removal from the register.
Charges
The original panel found that Mrs Tanner accessed a colleague's private and confidential medical records, and searched medical records for names of midwives she worked with, without clinical justification.
Findings
The reviewing panel found Mrs Tanner's fitness to practise remained impaired on public protection and public interest grounds. It received no evidence of insight, reflection, remediation or relevant training, and found a continuing risk of repetition. It decided that further suspension would serve no useful purpose and ordered her removal from the register.
Source
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