Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing

Suspension (suspended from practice) — 1 year

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Concerning Alan Thomas Haugh, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 91C0731E).

Decision date: 6 February 2026 · Hearing started 13 October 2025 and ended 6 February 2026

In plain English

The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Alan Thomas Haugh, a registered nurse in Leeds, made racially abusive comments to colleagues, threw food at a colleague, acted aggressively toward a patient, and failed to complete patient notes. The panel found misconduct and impairment and imposed a suspension order of 12 months, noting some developing insight and mitigation but finding visible restriction from practice was required to maintain public confidence.

Charges

Alan Thomas Haugh, a registered nurse working in Leeds, was charged with: making racially abusive or discriminatory comments to or about colleagues between approximately April and July 2020 (Schedule 1 charges); throwing food at a colleague on or around 24 November 2019; acting aggressively towards a patient by grabbing their arms and making an intimidating statement on or around 9 April 2020; and failing to complete patient notes on 19 March 2020.

Findings

The panel found proved: several Schedule 1 comments (charges 1ii, iii, vi–xvii), throwing food at a colleague (charge 2), acting aggressively towards a patient including grabbing their arms (charge 3a and 3b), failure to complete patient notes (charge 4), and that conduct in the Schedule 1 charges was racially abusive (charge 5). The panel found misconduct and impairment on public protection and public interest grounds. A suspension order of 12 months was imposed, the panel having found this was not fundamentally incompatible with remaining on the register given some evidence of developing insight and mitigation.

Mitigating factors

• Admission of some less serious charges. • Evidence of remediation and developing insight through a reflective piece. • Evidence of further training. • Testimonials from colleagues. • Apologies to the panel and one witness for actions. • The events occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in contextual stressors surrounding health.

Aggravating factors

• Breaching several of the fundamental tenets of the profession when as a registered nurse you occupy a position of privilege and trust and must maintain professional boundaries. • Actions occurred over a period with numerous allegations. • Impact on the profession and the reputation of nurses. • The distress caused to colleagues and the impact on the working environment. • Deep seated attitudinal concerns found towards staff and colleagues. • Incomplete insight into the seriousness of the misconduct, with unresolved attitudinal concerns. • Public interest is engaged.

Source

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