Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — voluntary removal
NMC agrees removal of nurse John McKeegan from register during health investigation
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has agreed to remove mental health nurse John McKeegan from the register following an application for agreed removal, with an NMC investigation into a health-related fitness to practise concern still ongoing.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 21 July 2026 · Updated 29 July 2026
Voluntary erasure accepted (voluntary removal from the register)
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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 John McKeegan, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 85G0029N).
Decision date: 21 July 2026
In plain English
The NMC decided that John McKeegan's application for agreed removal from the register should be granted. A referral in April 2025 raised a concern that John McKeegan's fitness to practise might be impaired by reason of health, and no allegation had been found proved by a statutory committee. An Assistant Registrar was satisfied that John McKeegan no longer intends to work as a registered nurse, 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.
Charges
On 1 April 2025 the NMC received a referral raising a concern that John McKeegan's fitness to practise may be impaired by reason of health. The matter was referred to the case examiners and the NMC was in the process of investigating the concerns. No allegation against John McKeegan had been found substantively proved by one of the NMC's statutory committees.
Findings
On 1 April 2026 the NMC received an application from John McKeegan for agreed removal from the NMC register. An Assistant Registrar, exercising delegated authority under Rule 14 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004, agreed to removal from the register. The Assistant Registrar took into account comments from the person who made the allegation, documents obtained in the course of the NMC's processes, the interests of John McKeegan and the public interest, and was satisfied that John McKeegan no longer intends to work as a registered nurse, that the allegations 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. The NMC will publish a record of the decision for twelve months from 21 July 2026.
Source
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