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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 Gemma Jane Bidwell, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 15E0202E).

Decision date: 18 February 2026

In plain English

The NMC agreed to remove Gemma Jane Bidwell from the register after Gemma Jane Bidwell applied for agreed removal. The decision states that no allegation had yet been substantively proved by a statutory committee, and that the public interest was best served by allowing Gemma Jane Bidwell to leave the register.

Findings

An NMC Assistant Registrar agreed to Gemma Jane Bidwell's removal from the NMC register. The decision states that no allegation against Gemma Jane Bidwell had yet been found substantively proved by a statutory committee, that Gemma Jane Bidwell no longer intended to work as a registered professional, and that the public interest was best served by agreeing removal.

Source

All facts on this page are drawn from the publicly published Nursing and Midwifery Council determination linked below. MedicWatch does not editorialise the regulator’s findings.

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