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Scandal-hit nursing regulator wrongly approved hundreds of nurses to work in UK, damning report reveals

Fraudulent applications from centres in India, Nigeria and Pakistan were approved by the watchdog in error

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

Former chief of scandal-hit nursing regulator said ‘whistleblower could take a running jump’

Exclusive: Nursing watchdog’s chair faces allegations he did not act on ‘disrespectful’ comments by his chief executive

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024

Nurses accused of rape and child abuse free to practise as ‘toxic’ watchdog turned blind eye, review finds

Nursing watchdog in the ‘last chance saloon’ as explosive report finds poor judgement, toxic behaviour and paralysis affecting decision-making

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024