The Latest Breaking News from the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Nurse suspended for sexualised remark about children allowed to return to work

James Murray was given a six-month suspension by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in March this year.

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Scandal-hit nursing regulator still failing to address problems, watchdog warns

A scathing audit of the Nursing and Midwifery Council found there was no evidence of “substantial and sustained improvement”

The Independent UK · May 27

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

Fifteen workers on the nursing register should have banned over existing criminal convictions, the Nursing and Midwifery Council said

The Independent UK · May 27

Women feel coerced during maternity care in England, charity says

Exclusive: Birthrights report says women are being told they are ‘not allowed’ and are being denied genuine choice

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17

Four nurses investigated over death of boy, 5, at flagship children’s care home

Exclusive: Nurses facing fitness to practise probe as The Independent reveals a litany of failings at one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025

Repeated failings by the nursing regulator demand a new approach

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: No stranger to oversight errors, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has now been revealed to have allowed hundreds of underqualified or fraudulently qualified nurses to work in Britain. Wes Streeting should now draft in his predecessor to assist in rooting them out

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

NHS trust declined to refer nurse to regulator over sexual assault and harassment allegations

Exclusive: The leading NHS trust has been accused of having a ‘culture of acceptance’ around sexual harassment

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025

Scandal-hit nursing regulator accused of covering up critical internal review

Exclusive: The Nursing and Midwifery Council under fire again in wake of series of investigations by The Independent

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

Nigerian nurses urge UK minister to intervene over test cheating claims

Exclusive: More than 100 nurses write to Wes Streeting after being accused of cheating in tests to practise in UK

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Scandal-hit UK nursing regulator chief to step down following The Independent’s exposés

Chair of nursing and midwifery council announces departure, months after dammning review

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2024