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Nurse struck off after falsifying patients’ records to get herself weight loss jabs

The Nursing and Midwifery Council panel described Sarah Didymus's actions as ‘calculated and sophisticated’

The Independent UK · Oct 23

UK nurse struck off after taking nearly £400,000 from 99-year-old care home resident

UK nurse Rebecca Louise Burwood has been struck off the nursing register after an NMC tribunal found she abused her position of trust involving a vulnerable 99-year-old care home resident. More than £370,000 was withdrawn from the woman's account over five years. The hearing also examined spending on a car,…

The Times of India · Oct 19

Midwives who neglected pregnant mother prior to her baby’s death are struck off

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The Independent UK · Oct 14

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Midwives struck off after bleeding pregnant woman left waiting nearly 40 minutes and lost her baby

An inquest in July 2024 found that midwives’ neglect had contributed to his death

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Midwife told mother: ‘If you don’t push, I’m going to have to cut you’

Adenike Simiat Balogun-Sadiq was banned from the profession by a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel following a hearing on Monday

The Independent UK · Oct 1

Nurse struck off for telling cancer patient Covid vaccine caused their illness

Penny Ann Senner was employed as an adult nurse at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust when she made the comments, a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) misconduct panel ruled

The Independent UK · Jun 17

Nurse to be struck off after saying Jewish patients were ‘tight with money’

Helen Oluyemisi Balogun showed a ‘consistent theme and pattern’ of trying to ‘minimise’ her ‘antisemitic comments’, a tribunal found

The Independent UK · May 19

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Nurse suspended after ‘disgusting’ comment which he claimed was Gervais joke

James Murray said words to the effect of ‘if they can bleed, they can breed’, a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) tribunal ruling said.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Growth in nurse numbers declines amid slowdown in international recruitment

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published its annual review of nursing numbers in the UK.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

Number of nurses registered in UK hits record high

Some 748,528 nurses are now registered to work in the UK.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Regulator sounds alarm over ‘culture’ in maternity care

It comes after a series of high profile reviews into maternity services.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Mental health nurse demanded colleague 'speak English properly' and mimicked accent during 'racist' tirade

The nurse called multiple co-workers 'c***s', abandoned wards while on duty, and walked out with medication keys critical to caring for patients

Manchester Evening News · Jun 15, 2023

Nurse suspended for failing to give pain medication to residents at nursing home

Susan Grant received the 12-month suspension order following a hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Daily Record · Feb 27, 2023

Liverpool nurse struck off by nursing council in private hearing

A Nursing and Midwifery Council held a private session to determine the nurse's fate

Liverpool Echo · Nov 3, 2022

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Liverpool Echo · Nov 2, 2022

Nursing home manager 'put patients at risk' over two year period

The Nursing and Midwifery Council have issued a sanction

Daily Record · Aug 15, 2022

Cruel Scots mental health nurse played chappy on paranoid patient's door then hid

Douglas Masson was cautioned by a Nursing and Midwifery Council committee after admitting the offence at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

Daily Record · Aug 8, 2022

Glasgow nurse sanctioned after 'failing to spot patient having cardiac arrest'

A report released last week by the Nursing and Midwifery Council found the medic walked away from a patient despite him taking him seriously unwell.

Glasgow Live · Jul 20, 2022

Glasgow nurse ripped off NHS in wages scam at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Emma Lavelle was convicted of Fraudulent Scheme for the scam involving Bank shifts at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital between January and July of 2018.

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Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2022

Nurse suspended for stealing box of paracetamol from hospital to give to sick husband

Diane Staves was found guilty of misconduct by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after accessing the controlled drugs cupboard in the hospital whilst on leave and without permission

Edinburgh Live · Jul 5, 2022

Edinburgh nurse accessed several patients' health records without permission

After an in-depth hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Rachael Stephen was found to have used her position to access multiple patients' health records, as well as her own

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2022

Overseas nurses barred from profession due to ‘discriminatory’ language exam

Many native English speakers unable to reach standard demanded by Nursing and Midwifery Council, critics claim

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2022

Nurse punches, slaps and kicks elderly dementia patient - and then flees the country

'I felt absolutely disgusted and words cannot describe how sad I felt for Resident A'

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2022

300 babies died or left brain damaged in maternity NHS scandal, damning report to say

A total of 300 babies died or were left brain damaged due to avoidable errors in care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, the independent review will state when published this week

Glasgow Live · Mar 3, 2022

Glasgow nurse struck off after putting patients at risk through several medication blunders

Gary McLellan was reported to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) after he was found to be incorrectly giving medication - despite having received training and supervision on the same issue previously.

Daily Record · Feb 11, 2022

Nurse suspended over relationship with patient of Perth hospital

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) decided to sanction Norah Jane Lily Wilson after she admitted failing to maintain professional boundaries with the female over a period of three months while working for NHS Tayside

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