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Ishbel Straker says the Nursing and Midwifery Council has attempted to “destroy” her credibility. Picture: LBC By Chris Chambers The nursing regulator has been accused of waging a “vindictive, calculated and malicious” campaign against a whistleblowing consultant nurse.

Ishbel Straker, who runs her own private mental health practice in Liverpool, says the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has attempted to “destroy” her credibility and career after she raised the alarm about their handling of her Fitness to Practise (FtP) case. MPs and campaigners have told LBC her case is part of an alarming trend when it comes to the watchdog’s approach to FtP cases, with 33 nurses and midwives known to have died by suicide while awaiting case resolution since 2016. Ishbel first blew the whistle on a healthcare provider in November 2020, which prompted the healthcare provider to make a “retaliatory complaint” to the NMC one month later. Click "Read more" to watch the full interview.