Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — investigation committee
NMC committee orders nurse Tawanda Chivima removed from register over undeclared convictions
The NMC's Investigating Committee has directed that mental health nurse Tawanda Lovejoy Chivima be removed from the register, finding his 2021 revalidation entry was fraudulently procured after he failed to declare four driving convictions. The panel made no interim order.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 13 August 2026 · Updated 18 August 2026
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Concerning Tawanda Lovejoy Chivima, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 10F1833E).
Decision date: 13 August 2026 · Hearing started 13 August 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee found that Tawanda Lovejoy Chivima, a registered mental health nurse, did not declare four driving-related convictions from March 2020 when he revalidated online in September 2021. He admitted the charges. The panel decided his entry on the register was fraudulently procured and incorrectly made, and directed the Registrar to remove it. It made no interim order, finding no ongoing risk to the public.
Charges
Type of case: incorrect and fraudulent entry. The charge was that on his online revalidation application form dated 3 September 2021, Mr Chivima did not declare that he had been convicted on 11 March 2020 at North and East Hertfordshire Magistrates Court for: (a) taking a motor vehicle without consent contrary to Theft Act 1968 s.12(1); (b) driving whilst disqualified contrary to Road Traffic Act 1988 s.103(1)(b); (c) use of a handheld mobile phone/device while driving contrary to Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 reg. 110(1); and (d) using a vehicle while uninsured contrary to Road Traffic Act 1988 s.143(2), and that thereby his entry on Sub Part 1 of the NMC register was fraudulently procured and/or incorrectly made. Charges 1a to 1d were found proved by his admissions.
Findings
The Investigating Committee found that Mr Chivima had intentionally withheld information about his convictions at his 2021 revalidation, and so deliberately misled the NMC; his entry was therefore fraudulently procured, and because the renewal decision rested on incorrect information it was also incorrectly made. The panel accepted his apologies were sincere and that he had some insight, and noted his training on candour and honesty and his positive testimonials, but noted there had been similar findings against him in 2015 and limited the weight it gave to that material, holding that the integrity of the register outweighed his interest. Under Article 26(7) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 it directed the Registrar to remove his entry from the register. It made no interim order for the 28-day appeal period, finding no ongoing risk to the public and that the threshold for an interim order was not met.
Source
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