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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

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

Nurses who should have been banned kept working due to regulator failings

The Nursing and Midwifery Council said the failing was ‘completely and utterly unacceptable’.

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UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years

Exclusive: Nursing and Midwifery Council admits it did not carry out checks on professionals who broke the law

The Guardian - UK

Racism in maternity care is a ‘national emergency’, regulator warns

Figures show black and Asian mothers are more likely to die in pregnancy, during child birth or in the immediate postnatal period, compared to white women

The Independent UK

Nurse was under investigation when she died, inquest hears

Exclusive: A coroner will investigate whether there were any ‘failings’ by the nursing regulator over Amelia Morten-Scott’s death

The Independent UK

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Richard Stanwell obituary

Other lives: Administrator who provided professional support to health visitors, nurses and midwives

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The Independent UK

Black nurse targeted with complaint after calling out alleged racism at scandal-hit watchdog

Exclusive: Nurse Neomi Bennett was referred by the chair of a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel after she called out alleged racism by the regulator

The Independent UK

Pressure grows on Wes Streeting to act after damning nursing watchdog review

A review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council found extensive failings following reporting by The Independent

The Independent UK

‘Investigate now’: Ex-health minister urges probe into nursing regulator after The Independent’s exposé

Exclusive: Sir Ben Bradshaw warns same concerns about UK’s nursing regulator have resurfaced 15 years later

The Independent UK

Nursing watchdog accused of discrimination for letting racism complaints ‘go unchecked’

Exclusive: Whistleblower claims NMC has failed to address racism in its ranks - as regulator launches investigation into The Independent’s revelations

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The Independent UK

Lucy Letby’s former boss referred to nursing regulator

The Nursing and Midwifery Council said Alison Kelly has been referred to the fitness to practise process.

Liverpool Echo

Nurse suspended after catalogue of errors led to her sacking

Sarah Knight was found to be 'wilfully' dishonest by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Liverpool Echo

Mental health nurse struck off after punching vulnerable teenager

Donald Riziva was found to have committed "unprofessional, violent conduct" according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian nurse caused patient to fall out of bed and then covered it up

Maria Carvalho has been given a suspension of three months and an interim suspension of 18 months following a thorough investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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