Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing
Erasure (struck off the register)
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Concerning Gareth John Hardstaff, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 09F0903E).
Decision date: 14 July 2026 · Hearing started 1 July 2026 and ended 14 July 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Gareth John Hardstaff's fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a striking-off order, removing him from the register. The hearing, held in July 2026 in a misconduct and health case, took place entirely in private under Rule 19, so the panel's detailed findings are not public. An 18-month interim suspension order was also imposed.
Charges
The hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004, so the charges are not in the public record. The case type was recorded as misconduct/health. The cover page records that charges 1a(ii), 1i, 2, 3, 4 and 6(i) were proved by admission, and charges 1a(i), 1a(iii), 1b, 1c(i), 1c(ii), 1d, 1e, 1f(i), 1f(ii), 1g, 1h, 1j, 1k, 1l, 5, 6(ii), 7, 8 and 9 were found proved.
Findings
The panel found his fitness to practise impaired and imposed a striking-off order, together with an interim suspension order for 18 months. Because the entirety of the hearing was held in private under Rule 19, the panel's findings and reasons are not in the public record.
Source
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