Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — review hearing
NMC panel lets conditions on children's nurse Ellen Harper lapse in health and competence case
A Nursing and Midwifery Council review panel has decided that the 18-month conditions of practice order on children's nurse Ellen Harper will lapse when it expires on 15 June 2026, after finding her fitness to practise remains impaired in a health and lack of competence case.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 11 May 2026 · Updated 10 July 2026
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Concerning Ellen Harper, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 17G2803E).
Decision date: 11 May 2026 · Hearing started 11 May 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided that the conditions of practice order on children's nurse Ellen Harper should lapse when it expires on 15 June 2026. Reviewing the 18-month order in this health and lack of competence case, the panel found her fitness to practise remained impaired but did not replace or extend the order. The hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19, so the panel's detailed reasons are not in the public record.
Charges
Health and lack of competence case. The review hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004, so the underlying charges are not in the public record.
Findings
The Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed an 18-month conditions of practice order. It found the registrant's fitness to practise remained impaired but decided the order should lapse upon its expiry on 15 June 2026, in accordance with Article 30(1), rather than being replaced or extended. Because the entire hearing was held in private under Rule 19, the panel's detailed reasons are not in the public record.
Source
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