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NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 13H4865E

Samantha Jane Pickering

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Samantha Jane Pickering, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 13H4865E). Most recent decision: Suspension (suspended from practice) on 29 April 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Current status

Most recent outcome: Suspension (suspended from practice) for 6 months, decided 29 April 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

What does “suspended from practice” mean?

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.

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Decisions and hearings

  1. Nursing and Midwifery Councilsubstantive hearing

    Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Samantha Jane Pickering accessed patients' clinical records without clinical justification, contacted one patient after viewing her records, and was dishonest when questioned about her actions by her employer. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired on public protection and public interest grounds and imposed a six-month suspension order with a review, plus an 18-month interim suspension order.

Practitioner details

Specialty
Adult Nursing

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