Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — voluntary removal
NMC agrees to remove nurse Claire Ferguson with allegation of working while unfit unproven
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has agreed an application from nurse Claire Margaret Ferguson to be removed from its register. An allegation of attending work while unfit had not been proved, and the regulator concluded removal best served the public interest.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 13 April 2026 · Updated 11 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 Claire Margaret Ferguson, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 02I0707S).
Decision date: 13 April 2026
In plain English
The NMC agreed to remove nurse Claire Margaret Ferguson from its register on 13 April 2026 following an application for agreed removal. An allegation of attending work while unfit had not been proved, and the NMC's investigation was not finished. An Assistant Registrar decided the public interest was best served by removal, noting Ferguson no longer intends to work as a registered nurse.
Charges
It was alleged that Claire Margaret Ferguson attended for work while unfit. The matter had been referred to the case examiners but the NMC investigation was not finished, and no allegation had been found substantively proved by a statutory committee.
Findings
No allegation was substantively proved. An Assistant Registrar, acting under Rule 14 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Education, Registration and Registration Appeals) Rules 2004, agreed Claire Margaret Ferguson's 5 February 2026 application for removal from the NMC register, satisfied that Ferguson 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 removal. The decision record is published for twelve months from 13 April 2026.
Source
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