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 James Patrick Kelly, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 77I2383E).
Decision date: 24 March 2026
In plain English
The NMC accepted James Patrick Kelly's application for agreed removal from the nursing register on 24 March 2026. Kelly is a registered mental health nurse from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The NMC's Assistant Registrar was satisfied that he 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. No allegation had been substantively proved.
Charges
Concerns relate to: poor medications practice; breach of patient confidentiality. A further referral raised concerns about: failing to act appropriately in response to a deteriorating patient; failing to follow correct procedure in response to an unexpected death. James Patrick Kelly accepts the concerns. No allegation has yet been substantively proved by a statutory committee.
Findings
The Assistant Registrar agreed to remove James Patrick Kelly from the NMC register. The Assistant Registrar was satisfied that: there was sufficient information to assess the seriousness of the concerns; James Patrick Kelly no longer intends to work as a registered nurse; the allegations are not likely to result in a striking-off order; and the public interest is best served by agreeing the removal.
Source
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