Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing
NMC panel strikes off nurse William Malcolm after sexual assault and neglect convictions
A Nursing and Midwifery Council panel has struck registered nurse William Sinclair Malcolm off the register after he was convicted at Newcastle Crown Court of sexual assault, ill-treatment of people in his care and racially aggravated harassment, and jailed for 39 months.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 5 June 2026 · Updated 8 July 2026
Erasure (struck off the register)
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What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
Concerning William Sinclair Malcolm, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 01I5830E).
Decision date: 5 June 2026 · Hearing started 5 June 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse William Sinclair Malcolm was convicted at Newcastle Crown Court in March 2025 of sexual assault, ill-treatment or wilful neglect of individuals in his care, and racially aggravated harassment, and was sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of his convictions, identified serious attitudinal concerns and no insight, and imposed a striking-off order.
Charges
The charge was that the registrant, a registered nurse, was convicted on 11 March 2025 at Newcastle Crown Court of: two counts of a care worker ill-treating/wilfully neglecting an individual (Section 20(1) Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015); one count of sexual assault on a male and nine counts of sexual assault on a female (Section 3 Sexual Offences Act 2003); and one count of racially/religiously aggravated harassment without violence (Section 32(1)(a) Crime and Disorder Act 1998). His fitness to practise was found impaired by reason of his convictions. On 30 April 2025 he was sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment, placed on the sex offenders register and referred to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Findings
This was a substantive meeting concerning Mr Malcolm's convictions. The certificate of conviction was conclusive proof under Rule 31(2)-(3), and the panel found the facts proved. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired on both public protection and public interest grounds, noting the convictions caused physical and emotional harm to vulnerable patients and colleagues, that he had abused his position as manager of the home, and that he had demonstrated no insight or remorse. It noted a concerning pattern of behaviour, including earlier NMC proceedings in 2012, giving rise to a serious risk of repetition. The panel decided the case fell within the definition of a highest-risk case and imposed a striking-off order, together with an 18-month interim suspension order to cover the 28-day appeal period.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
The panel was unable to identify any mitigating features.
Aggravating factors
Abused his position of trust and authority as manager of the home; sexual misconduct towards vulnerable people receiving care and colleagues; abuse of vulnerable adult patients and colleagues; deliberately caused harm to people receiving care; misconduct occurred over a long period and was repeated; convicted of serious criminal offences; a registered sex offender; one conviction was racially motivated; demonstrated no insight or remorse; took no responsibility for his actions; and breached fundamental tenets of the profession, including failing to work collaboratively with colleagues.
Source
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