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The most recent publicly published decisions of UK healthcare regulators, across all professions. Each entry links to the source determination on the regulator's site.

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  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Colin Winter

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Colin Winter, a consultant anaesthetist, was dishonest when applying for jobs at Holt Doctors and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in 2023 and 2024. He failed to disclose an internal NHS investigation into his practice and a later GMC investigation. The tribunal said his dishonesty was repeated and serious. It suspended his registration for 12 months with a review and imposed an immediate order.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Justin Yung H Chin

    The GDC tribunal decided that the Interim Orders Committee would vary and continue the conditions on Mr Chin's registration for the remainder of a 12-month High Court extension, with a review in 3 months. The interim order was originally imposed on 3 August 2023 for 18 months and has since been extended twice by the High Court. The conditions are listed on his GDC register entry.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)

    James McMurray

    The GDC tribunal decided to suspend Mr McMurray from the dentist register indefinitely. This was the third review of a suspension first imposed in October 2023 for clinical failings during his vocational training, including issues with caries removal, infection control and radiograph technique. The Committee found Mr McMurray had not engaged with the process or provided evidence of remediation, and indefinite suspension was appropriate. He may apply for a review if he later wishes to engage.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Abhinay Rao Settipalli

    The GDC tribunal decided that the Interim Orders Committee would continue the interim suspension on Mr Settipalli's registration for the remainder of the original 15-month order, with a review in 6 months. The interim order was originally imposed on 30 October 2025. An interim order is a precautionary measure put in place while the case is being looked into; it is not a final finding about Mr Settipalli's fitness to practise.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Haroon Mohammed Bin Manir

    The GDC tribunal decided that Mr Manir's suspension from the dentist register would be extended for a further 3 months, with a review before the order expires. The Committee was reviewing a 3-month suspension first imposed in January 2026 for failing to maintain a correct address with the GDC over four years and not providing patient records or indemnity details. The Committee found his engagement still fell short of what was required.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Usman Hussain

    The GDC tribunal decided that the Interim Orders Committee would vary and continue conditions on Mr Hussain's registration for the remainder of the original 18-month order, with a review in 6 months. The interim order was first imposed on 11 February 2026. The conditions are listed on his GDC register entry. An interim order is a precautionary measure put in place while the case is being looked into.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Christopher Keith De Bono

    The GDC tribunal decided that Mr De Bono, a dentist, was convicted in 2023 of speeding at 162mph, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance. He failed to inform the GDC of these convictions, which the tribunal found to be dishonest and intended to conceal his offending from his regulator. His fitness to practise was found impaired by misconduct and convictions. The tribunal imposed a 12-month suspension with a review.

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  • HCPCPhysiotherapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Patrick B Noubissie Youmbi

    The HCPTS panel decided that Patrick B Noubissie Youmbi should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCDietitian

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Lorna Freeland

    The HCPTS panel decided that Lorna Freeland should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued interim conditions of practice. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCDietitian

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Ryan Kwarteng

    The HCPTS panel decided that Ryan Kwarteng should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCPhysiotherapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Christopher James

    The HCPTS panel decided that Christopher James should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Connor James

    The HCPTS panel decided that Connor James should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel imposed interim conditions of practice. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCBiomedical Scientist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Sundip Grewal

    The HCPTS panel decided that Sundip Grewal should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Uchechukwu Chinyelu Nrabalu

    The NMC's Investigating Committee found that Uchechukwu Nrabalu, a registered nurse, had submitted a Computer Based Test result obtained through fraud as part of her application to join the NMC register. She took the test at the Yunnik test centre in Nigeria in May 2022, completing it unusually quickly. The panel directed the Registrar to remove her entry from the register because it had been fraudulently procured.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Ruffa Hernandez

    The NMC found that Ruffa Hernandez, a registered nurse, did not meet the standards of knowledge, skill and judgment expected of a Band 5 nurse. Between August 2022 and June 2023 she made multiple medication and care errors, including incorrect insulin doses, a missed pressure sore, poor handovers, and an inaccurate insulin administration record. She was suspended for 12 months in April 2025. At today's review she had not engaged with the NMC or shown any improvement, so the panel decided to strike her name off the register.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Maria Charito Estrella Poblete

    The NMC found that Maria Poblete, a registered nurse working as a Deputy Sister at a nursing home, did not properly review or assess a vulnerable resident's pressure wounds for several months in 2022, did not update care plans or complete required risk-score forms, and did not escalate the wounds to a senior nurse or specialist. The resident developed serious sacral wounds. She was placed on a 12-month conditions of practice order in April 2025. At today's review she had not engaged with the NMC, so the panel decided to strike her name off the register.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilMidwife

    Other(other outcome)

    Caroline Ann Heap

    The NMC found that Caroline Heap, a registered midwife, was the subject of a fitness to practise hearing on 8 April 2026 concerning a health case. Caroline Heap had been suspended for 12 months. At today's review the panel decided that fitness to practise remains impaired but allowed the existing suspension order to lapse on its expiry date today, rather than imposing a new order. The hearing was held in private to protect health information.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jerry Chirayil Varughese

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim 18-month suspension order on Jerry Varughese, a registered nurse with both Adult Nursing and Mental Health Nursing qualifications, on 8 April 2026. The committee decided this was needed while the NMC investigates allegations against him. The Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. The published reasons document does not include the substantive allegations.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Kacper Jakub Latos

    The GDC tribunal decided that the interim suspension on Mr Latos' registration should continue. The Interim Orders Committee met on 8 April 2026 to review the order, which was originally imposed in July 2021 and has since been extended four times by the High Court, most recently in January 2026 for 12 months. The Committee said the existing suspension should remain in place for the remainder of that 12-month period. The order will be reviewed again within 6 months.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Sophie Alice Colwill

    The GDC tribunal decided that Miss Colwill's fitness to practise as a dental nurse is impaired by her stalking conviction and by misconduct. The Professional Conduct Committee found that she had been convicted at Exeter Magistrates' Court in May 2024 of stalking causing serious alarm and distress, and that she had then failed to tell the GDC about the conviction immediately, waiting nearly three months. The Committee found that delay was misleading and dishonest. It suspended her registration for 12 months with a review, and ordered immediate suspension to cover the appeal period.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Lindsey Marie Asman

    The GDC tribunal decided that an interim suspension order should be imposed on Lindsey Marie Asman, a dental nurse. The Interim Orders Committee suspended her registration for 15 months on 8 April 2026, with a review scheduled in 6 months.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Robert Stoker

    The HCPTS panel decided that Robert Stoker should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Jamie N Clark

    The HCPTS panel decided that Jamie N Clark should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCOccupational Therapist

    Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)

    Steven Taylor

    The HCPTS panel decided that Steven Taylor should be subject to the published outcome from a voluntary removal agreement. The panel approved voluntary removal from the register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Other(other outcome)

    Niall Patrick Mulvihill

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that nurse Niall Patrick Mulvihill's fitness to practise remains impaired in a health case. At a review hearing on 7 April 2026, the panel decided the existing six-month suspension order should expire with a finding of impairment on 13 May 2026. The hearing was held entirely in private, so the details are not public.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)

    Ms Edith Adamezie Chukwunyerenwa

    An NMC Assistant Registrar accepted Ms Edith Adamezie Chukwunyerenwa's application for agreed voluntary removal from the nursing register on 7 April 2026, before any substantive hearing took place. The underlying concerns alleged that she had failed to demonstrate the required standards as a newly qualified Band 5 nurse and had asked a colleague not to report an error; she denied the concerns. Agreed removal allows the registrant to leave the register without admission of fault; if she ever seeks readmission, the NMC may revisit the matter.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Deborah Ann Povall

    The NMC found that Deborah Povall, a registered nurse and ward manager between 2017 and 2019, worked excessive hours, did not ensure adequate staffing, declined to help a colleague care for a patient with a bypassed catheter, did not arrange a bladder scan or escalate a low blood test result, and was unprofessional towards a colleague. The panel decided her fitness to practise is impaired and imposed a 12-month conditions of practice order.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Kim Louise Ramsay

    The NMC found that Kim Ramsay, a registered nurse, did not carry out required observations or complete the proper records after a resident at her care home fell in July 2019, and did not complete admission records for another resident in January 2019. She had been subject to a conditions of practice order since 2022 but did not engage or show any retraining. At a review meeting, the panel decided to strike her name off the register.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Vaisakh Thankappan Pillai Sreedevi

    The NMC found that Vaisakh Sreedevi, a registered nurse, was the subject of a fitness to practise hearing on 7 April 2026 concerning a misconduct and health case. Five charges were proved by his agreement under a Consensual Panel Determination. The panel held the hearing entirely in private to protect his privacy, so the details of the charges have not been published. The panel decided his fitness to practise is impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension order with review.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Michael Limbaga Cope

    The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim 18-month conditions of practice order on Michael Cope, a registered nurse, on 7 April 2026. The committee decided this was needed while the NMC investigates allegations against him, alongside a criminal investigation. The conditions require him to work for one employer (not an agency), and to have a chaperone present whenever he has contact with patients under the age of 18. The Case Examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Hamid Usman Choudhary

    The GDC tribunal decided that the existing interim conditions on Mr Choudhary's registration as a dentist should remain in place. The Interim Orders Committee met on 7 April 2026 to review the conditions, which were first imposed on 27 October 2025 for 18 months. The Committee continued the conditions for the remainder of that 18-month order and said the order will be reviewed again in 6 months. The full conditions and underlying allegations are not set out in the Committee's published decision.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse

    Indefinite suspension(suspended indefinitely)

    Lorena Garcia Miguel

    The GDC tribunal decided that Miss Garcia Miguel's registration as a dental nurse should be suspended indefinitely. The Professional Conduct Committee was reviewing an existing suspension order, first imposed in October 2023 and extended twice, after she had failed to cooperate with a GDC investigation about her indemnity insurance. Miss Garcia Miguel did not attend the review and had not engaged with the GDC since 2023. The Committee found her fitness to practise remained impaired and decided that an indefinite suspension was the only appropriate sanction. She may apply for a review after two years.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)

    Ajzelina Zekcer

    The GDC tribunal decided that the existing interim conditions on Ms Zekcer's registration as a dentist should remain in place. The Interim Orders Committee met on 7 April 2026 to review the order, which was first imposed in November 2023 for 15 months and has since been extended twice by the High Court, most recently in August 2025 for 12 months. The Committee continued the conditions for the remainder of that 12-month extension and said the order will be reviewed again within 6 months.

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  • Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist

    Suspension(suspended from practice)

    Akhtar Zeb Jan

    The GDC tribunal decided at a review hearing that Mr Jan's fitness to practise as a dentist remains impaired by misconduct. He had previously been placed under conditions of practice following CQC inspection failures at his dental practice. The tribunal found he had not engaged with the GDC, had not complied with his conditions, and had provided no evidence of remediation or insight. The tribunal revoked the conditions order and imposed a 12-month suspension with a review, with immediate effect.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    David J A Mcnally

    The HCPTS panel decided that David J A Mcnally should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Deividas Buividas

    The HCPTS panel decided that Deividas Buividas should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel imposed interim conditions of practice. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCPhysiotherapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Saba Karamat

    The HCPTS panel decided that Saba Karamat should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCPhysiotherapist

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Hina Adil

    The HCPTS panel decided that Hina Adil should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCProsthetist Orthotist

    Voluntary erasure accepted(voluntary removal from the register)

    Claire L Devitt

    The HCPTS panel decided that Claire L Devitt should be subject to the published outcome from a voluntary removal agreement. The panel approved voluntary removal from the register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Danny Jennings

    The HCPTS panel decided that Danny Jennings should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Ryan Luke Aarron Tyson

    The HCPTS panel decided that Ryan Luke Aarron Tyson should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order application. The panel imposed an interim suspension for 18 months. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • HCPCParamedic

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    David Peter Mathewson

    The HCPTS panel decided that David Peter Mathewson should be subject to the published outcome from an interim order review. The panel confirmed or continued an interim suspension. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Mrs Janette Donnelly

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mrs Janette Donnelly, a registered nurse and home manager, restrained a vulnerable resident at Millport Care Centre on 19 February 2021 to enable a COVID-19 vaccination through the resident's leggings, and then dishonestly failed to report the inappropriate administration. The panel ordered her erasure from the register and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order pending conclusion of the case.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Ms Kassandra Spence

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Ms Kassandra Spence, a registered adult nurse, had her fitness to practise impaired by reason of a criminal conviction. The panel ordered her erasure from the register and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order. The substantive hearing concluded on 2 April 2026 and was held entirely in private under Rule 19 of the NMC's Fitness to Practise Rules; the underlying details of the conviction are not publicly disclosed.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)

    Mrs Bindu Saji

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on Mrs Bindu Saji, a registered adult nurse, on 2 April 2026. The conditions limit her employment to her current employer at NHS Forth Valley, require her to be supervised by a Band 6 nurse or above at all times, and require direct supervision when administering medication. The substantive allegations have not yet been adjudicated; the order is a precautionary measure pending the hearing of the case.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Mr Twinkle Antwi Baffour

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Twinkle Antwi Baffour, a registered adult and mental health nurse, had repeatedly slept on duty during night shifts, failed to carry out required patient observations, and dishonestly falsified medical records on two occasions in 2020 and 2021 while working as nurse in charge at two care homes. The panel ordered his erasure from the register and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order, finding that his misconduct, including dishonesty affecting vulnerable residents, was incompatible with continued registration.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Miss Heather Elisabeth Taylor

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found at a substantive order review hearing on 2 April 2026 that Miss Heather Elisabeth Taylor, a registered adult nurse, remained impaired and ordered her erasure from the register. She was originally suspended for 12 months in January 2026 after being convicted of drink driving in 2023 and failing to disclose the charge to her employer. The review panel found no engagement and replaced the suspension with a striking-off order taking effect on 12 May 2026.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Miss Marie Louise Fiske

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found at a substantive order review hearing on 2 April 2026 that Miss Marie Louise Fiske, a registered mental health nurse, remained impaired and replaced her existing 6-month suspension with a 6-month conditions of practice order. She was originally suspended in September 2025 after the panel found she had attempted to kick a vulnerable mental health patient in crisis on the ward. The review panel concluded that conditions of practice would provide a more realistic route to safe return given her engagement and remediation.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)

    Miss Stacey Jessica Nurrish

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found at a substantive order review hearing on 2 April 2026 that Miss Stacey Jessica Nurrish, a registered adult nurse, remained impaired but replaced her existing suspension with a 12-month conditions of practice order. She had originally been suspended in February 2024 for misconduct including working bank shifts while on sick leave at another trust, dishonesty, working excessively, and declaring a negative COVID-19 test she had not taken. A previous review imposed striking-off but the High Court overturned that on appeal in February 2026; this review found conditions of practice the appropriate sanction.

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  • Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    Mrs Mary Folake Olanrewaju

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found at a substantive order review hearing on 2 April 2026 that Mrs Mary Folake Olanrewaju, a registered adult nurse, remained impaired and ordered her erasure from the register. She was originally suspended in April 2025 after the panel found multiple clinical errors as a locum nurse practitioner in 2019 and a subsequent failure to comply with the undertakings she had accepted with the NMC. The review panel found no engagement and replaced the suspension with a striking-off order taking effect on 7 May 2026.

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