Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive 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 Vanessa Wells, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 82A2187E).
Decision date: 26 February 2026 · Hearing started 24 February 2026 and ended 26 February 2026
In plain English
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive meeting for Vanessa Wells in a misconduct case. The cover page records proved facts for Charges 1 (in relation to 4,10,14 July 2023, 2, 5 September 2023 set out in Schedule 1), 2 (in relation to 4,10,14 July 2023, 2, 5 September 2023 set out in Schedule 1).... 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
Details of charge: That you, a registered nurse: 1. Administered Fentanyl patches to Resident JL, without a witness signature, on one or more of the dates set out in Schedule 1. 2. Incorrectly entered a signature of another colleague as a witness for the administration of Fentanyl patches to Resident JL into the controlled drug book on one or more of the dates set out in Schedule 1. 3. Your actions at charge 2 were dishonest in that you sought to represent that another colleague had signed as having witnessed the administration of Fentanyl patches to Resident JL when you knew that they had not. 4. Received a quantity of Fentanyl, without a witness signature, on one or more dates set out in Schedule 2 5. Incorrectly entered a signature of another colleague as a witness for the receipt Page 4 of 29 of a quantity of Fentanyl on one or more dates set out in Schedule 2 6. Your actions at charge 5 were dishonest in that you sought to represent that another colleague had signed as having witnessed the receipt of the Fentanyl when you knew that they had not. 7. On 2 September 2023: a) Disposed of controlled drugs without a witness signature; b) Incorrectly entered a signature of another colleague as witnessing the disposal of controlled drugs. 8. Your actions at charge 7b were dishonest in that you sought to represent that another colleague had signed as having witnessed the disposal of the controlled drugs when you knew that they had not AND in light of the above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of your misconduct. Schedule 1 5 April 2023 11 April 2023 17 April 2023 23 April 2023 26 April 2023 5 May 2023 17 May 2023 29 May 2023 4 June 2023 7 June 2023 4 July 2023 10 July 2023 14 July 2023 22 July 2023 28 July 2023 Page 5 of 29 3 August 2023 12 August 2023 2 September 2023 5 September 2023 Schedule 2 3 April 2023 5 May 2023 1 August 2023 22 August 2023
Findings
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive meeting for Vanessa Wells in a misconduct case. The cover page records facts proved for Charges 1 (in relation to 4,10,14 July 2023, 2, 5 September 2023 set out in Schedule 1), 2 (in relation to 4,10,14 July 2023, 2, 5 September 2023 set out in Schedule 1), 3 (in relation to 4,10,14 July 2023, 2, 5.... It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a striking-off order.
Source
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