Lucy Pollard

Introduction

Lucy Pollard is a registered nurse who worked at Cygnet Victoria House and who was struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register on 6 October 2026 after a review panel concluded her fitness to practise remained impaired . The North Yorkshire-based nurse, registered for both adult nursing and learning disabilities nursing, spent years subject to conditions of practice orders that she repeatedly failed to comply with, followed by suspension orders in two separate cases, before the regulator removed her altogether . She did not attend the hearing, telling the case officer by email that she could not participate, and the panel proceeded in her absence with her written agreement .

Background Information

Pollard’s regulatory history spans two NMC cases. In the first, case reference 071027/2019, the charges found proved concerned medication records at Cygnet Victoria House: on 13 December 2018 she signed medication records stating she had administered a Relvar Ellipta inhaler and two 25mg Clozapine tablets to Patient A, and on the same date signed a record stating she had administered three 100mg Clozapine tablets to Patient B, when she had not given those drugs — findings made on her own admission . A nine-month conditions of practice order was imposed on 8 March 2021 in that case, then extended six months in November 2021 and twelve months at each of June 2022, February 2023 and April 2024, before a 12-month suspension order was imposed on 28 August 2025 . The second case, reference 089757/2022, carried a separate seven-month suspension order .

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Struck off after falsified medication administration records and years of failed conditions.

The panel’s striking-off decision rested on the record Pollard built across both cases: the admitted medication-record dishonesty in the 2019 case, and her failure across years of regulatory supervision to complete the remediation demanded of her . The August 2025 reviewing panel had already found her fitness to practise impaired because of her failure to comply with conditions of practice over several years and the lack of evidence of remediation . At the October 2026 review, the panel noted the training certificates she relied on were not recent and “appear to be the same as that provided to earlier panels”, and that it had no evidence of her undertaking relevant courses related to the management of medicines — observing it was up to her to address the concerns and she had not . One of the two suspension orders was due to expire the very day of the hearing, and the panel cited “the repetition of fundamental practice concerns, the failure of successive conditions of practice orders, the absence of sufficient progress during suspension and the lack of evidence supporting an appropriate alternative route off the register” .

Public Reaction and Consequences

The panel replaced both suspension orders with a striking-off order, effective at the end of 6 October 2026, concluding striking off was “necessary to protect the public and maintain confidence in the profession” and proportionate on the facts as a whole . Pollard was represented by no one and was not present; the panel accepted she had voluntarily waived her right to the statutory 28 days’ notice, citing her own email sent the morning of the hearing: “Thank you, so give permission for the hearing to go ahead with short notice” . She had earlier told the case officer she could not attend, and made no application for an adjournment .

Current Status

Pollard’s name was removed from the NMC register at the end of 6 October 2026 . The determination records that the decision was taken by the panel under Article 30(1) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 and would be confirmed to her in writing . No appeal against the striking-off order has been reported .

Impact on Their Career/Life

A nursing registration held since 2018 across two parts of the register is gone, ending her ability to work as a nurse in the United Kingdom . The case illustrates how the NMC’s escalating sanctions ladder — conditions, extension, suspension, and finally striking off — terminates registrants who cannot demonstrate remediation, with the panel expressly rejecting any alternative route back to safe practice in her case .

Sources

• “Nursing and Midwifery Council Fitness to Practise Committee: Substantive Order Review Hearing — Lucy Pollard (6 October 2026)” — NMC determination PDF: source