QDM review – no further action

Khaled secured a finding of no fact proven against out client, C, a nurse who was accused of sexual assault against a vulnerable patient.C was alleged to have carried out an opportunistic assault by penetration in 2021, while the patient as experiencing a seizure. Despite a police investigation concluding that there was insufficient evidence to […]

D, a registered nurse, admitted to breaching professional boundaries by entering into a relationship with a patient he had treated. The allegations, and the harm that the former patient reported experiencing when the relationship ended, were serious in nature. With Laura’s advice and guidance, D produced a series of detailed reflections over a 12-month period, […]

Rebecca represented a student of dentistry at a one-day hearing covering lack of academic progression and concerns over professionalism. The panel considered Rebecca’s submissions, in light of various health issues that the student had faced and although they returned a finding of current impairment, they imposed a range of conditions to support the student to […]

K, a registered midwife faced two allegations around a single incident where she was said to have used medication belonging to their employer, on hospital premises. Rebecca and Khaled represented K at the substantive hearing, including robust submissions throughout the six days. In deciding that the seriousness of the allegation could not be ignored, the […]