A NURSE has avoided punishment despite a hearing finding she had engaged in a “deliberate act” to mislead a health regulator.

Roshan Manvers-Bostock was hauled before a disciplinary hearing for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) earlier this year.

The council was investigating the details she had filled out on a revalidation application when she worked at Colchester Hospital last year.

Revalidation is a process all nurses and midwives complete every three years to maintain their registration with the NMC.

At the disciplinary hearing, which took place last month, Ms Manvers-Bostock, admitted entering fraudulent information when submitting her revalidation form.

She was found to have stated that she had had an official reflective discussion with a colleague – the deputy sister for theatres at Colchester Hospital – despite not having done so.

Ms Manvers-Bostock also confirm she had received confirmation from her colleague the reflective discussion had taken place – this was also found to be untrue.

The report, published this week, read: “You submitted your application form to mislead the NMC registrar into thinking you had completed the required actions.”

Ms Roshan Manvers-Bostock told the NMC panel she completed the revalidation form having consumed “an enormous amount” of alcohol and informed the NMC the following day when she was sober to rectify the issue.

Ms Roshan Manvers-Bostock went on to apologise for what she described as a “terrible mistake.”

However, the NMC ruled that given Ms Roshan Manvers-Bostock had worked as a nurse for more than 30 years and provided references attesting to her good practice, no formal punishment was imposed.

Emma Sweeney, the deputy chief nurse at ESNEFT, which runs Colchester Hospital, said due process was followed throughout the hearing.

She said: “We are committed to upholding professional standards across our organisation and all due processes were correctly followed in relation to this case.

“We are pleased the hearing has now ended, and the issue has been resolved.”

The NMC said it was unable to comment due to privacy reasons.