UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has admitted to failing to ban nurses and midwives who should not have been allowed to practice for the past 12 years. This regulatory failure has raised concerns about patient safety and trust in healthcare professionals. The NMC is now recommending that up to 15 individuals be struck off the register due to serious criminal convictions.
- ▪The NMC acknowledged it failed to properly assess health and character concerns for 434 individuals over the last 12 years.
- ▪Approximately 15 nurses and midwives may be removed from the register due to serious law-breaking.
- ▪The Royal College of Nursing criticized the NMC for its failure to safeguard public health.
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The Royal College of Nursing called the error a ‘potentially dangerous regulatory failure’. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PAView image in fullscreenThe Royal College of Nursing called the error a ‘potentially dangerous regulatory failure’. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PANursingUK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 yearsExclusive: Nursing and Midwifery Council admits it did not carry out checks on professionals who broke the lawDenis Campbell Health policy editorWed 27 May 2026 03.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNurses and midwives who should have been banned from treating patients have practised over the last 12 years because of “potentially dangerous” failings by a medical regulator.The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has admitted that its “completely…
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