Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — voluntary removal
NMC agrees removal of nurse Jinku Mary Joseph after competence referral
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has agreed to remove nurse Jinku Mary Joseph from its register at her own request. An Assistant Registrar noted that no allegation against her had been found proved, and that she no longer intends to nurse in the UK.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 23 July 2026 · Updated 31 July 2026
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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 Jinku Mary Joseph, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 24H0245O).
Decision date: 23 July 2026
In plain English
The NMC decided that registered nurse Jinku Mary Joseph could leave the register by agreement. A referral in March 2025 raised concerns about her competence in patient care, medication administration, assessing patients, escalating deteriorating patients, record keeping and communication. She denied them, and no allegation was found proved. After she declined undertakings and said she no longer intended to nurse in the UK, an Assistant Registrar agreed her application for removal on 23 July 2026.
Charges
A referral received on 31 March 2025 alleged that Jinku Mary Joseph lacked competence in patient care, medication administration, assessing patients, escalating deteriorating patients, record keeping and communication. Jinku Mary Joseph denies the concerns. No allegation against her has yet been found substantively proved by one of the NMC's statutory committees.
Findings
No allegation was found substantively proved by an NMC statutory committee. Following investigation, the case examiners decided to offer Jinku Mary Joseph undertakings as a pathway back to safe practice. She did not accept the undertakings and the matter was referred to the Fitness to Practise Committee. She told the NMC she no longer wanted to practise as a nurse and applied for agreed removal on 7 May 2026. Under Rule 14 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004, an Assistant Registrar, exercising delegated authority, was satisfied that she no longer intends to work as a registered nurse in the UK, that the allegations against her aren't likely to result in a striking-off order, that there are no other good reasons requiring the allegations to be considered further at this time, and that the public interest is best served by agreeing the application for removal. The NMC will publish a record of the decision for twelve months from 23 July 2026, and may consider the matters further if she seeks readmission to the register.
Source
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