A substance misuse nurse was suspended for 12 months after crashing her car on the way to work while twice over the legal alcohol limit. Heather Taylor hit a central reservation in December 2022 and was later convicted of drink-driving. The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Fitness to Practise Committee ruled that Miss Taylor's fitness to practise was impaired by her conviction and misconduct, and that she lacked integrity by not telling her employers.
Local Democracy Reporting Service, StaffordshireA roadside test showed the nurse to be three times over the legal limit, the panel was told, but later dropped by the time she was retested at a police station
Heather Taylor hit a central reservation after swerving to avoid a pedestrian in December 2022 and was later convicted of drink-driving, the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Fitness to Practise Committee was told.The panel ruled Miss Taylor's fitness to practise was impaired by her conviction and misconduct and she lacked integrity by not telling her employers.
In a 30-page decision, the panel said Miss Taylor, who referred herself to the NMC, had also failed to preserve patient safety by intending to attend work while under the influence of alcohol.
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