Nursing associateNursing and Midwifery Council 24C0875E
Anthony Nethercott
Anthony Nethercott, nursing associate (Nursing and Midwifery Council 24C0875E). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 14 August 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Last verified against the Nursing and Midwifery Council register on 18 August 2026.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 14 August 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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.
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Decisions and hearings
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Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found nursing associate Anthony Nethercott's fitness to practise impaired by his criminal convictions. Bristol Crown Court convicted him on 23 October 2025 of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, attempting to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to watch an image of sexual activity, and attempting to cause a female aged 13 or over to engage in penetrative sexual activity. The panel struck him off the register and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order.
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