Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — voluntary removal
Voluntary removal from the register
The regulator’s term: voluntary erasure accepted
What does “voluntary removal from the register” mean?
The practitioner asked to be removed from the register and the regulator accepted the request. This may happen during or after a fitness-to-practise case.
Concerning Patricia Leighton, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 07G1270E).
Decision date: 3 February 2026
In plain English
The NMC agreed to remove Patricia Leighton from the register following her own application for agreed removal. A concern had been raised about a health condition affecting her fitness to practise, but no allegation had been substantively proved. The NMC's Assistant Registrar was satisfied that Patricia Leighton no longer intended to work as a registered nurse and that agreed removal served the public interest.
Charges
A referral was received on 21 August 2024 raising a concern that Patricia Leighton has a health condition capable of impairing her fitness to practise. No allegation had been substantively proved at the time of agreed removal.
Findings
The Assistant Registrar was satisfied that Patricia Leighton no longer intends to work as a registered nurse; the allegations are not likely to result in a striking-off order; there are no other good reasons to consider the allegations further; and the public interest is best served by agreeing the removal.
Source
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