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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

Rogue NHS nurses who should have been banned left free to work for up to 12 years

More than a dozen rogue nurses who should have been struck off have been free to work in the NHS for up to 12 years after a major vetting failure by the UK’s scandal-hit regulator.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council said 15 workers on its register should have been banned because they had criminal convictions or health concerns, which meant they were not safe to work with patients.

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