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 Lorraine Marie Perkins, midwife (Nursing and Midwifery Council 03H0020E).
Decision date: 19 March 2026
In plain English
The NMC accepted Lorraine Marie Perkins's application for agreed removal from the nursing and midwifery register on 19 March 2026. The NMC's Assistant Registrar was satisfied that she no longer intends to work as a registered midwife, that the allegations were not likely to result in a striking-off order, and that the public interest was best served by agreeing the removal. No allegation had been substantively proved by a statutory committee.
Charges
It is alleged that Lorraine Marie Perkins: failed to attend a patient in a timely manner following abnormal observations; failed to escalate the patient's condition in a timely manner; failed to make adequate records. A separate concern was raised that she failed to declare a health condition on her application for revalidation. No allegation has yet been substantively proved by a statutory committee.
Findings
The Assistant Registrar agreed to remove Lorraine Marie Perkins from the NMC register. The Assistant Registrar was satisfied that: Lorraine Marie Perkins no longer intends to work as a registered midwife; the allegations are not likely to result in a striking-off order; there is no overriding public interest in having the matters considered further at this time; the public interest is best served by agreeing the application for removal.
Source
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