NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 18I0255N
Emma Elizabeth Doherty
Emma Elizabeth Doherty, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 18I0255N). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 19 May 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Last verified against the Nursing and Midwifery Council register on 16 July 2026.
Latest published outcome
Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 19 May 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
What does “struck off the register” mean?
The regulator directed removal from the register in this decision. The decision explains when the direction takes effect and any appeal provisions. Check the official register for the practitioner's current registration status.
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Decisions and hearings
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Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Emma Elizabeth Doherty, a learning disabilities nurse filmed in the BBC Panorama programme about the Edenfield Centre in Manchester, made derogatory comments about vulnerable service users — including saying one "needs a good thrashing" and should be sent to prison — and failed to challenge a support worker's derogatory comment. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and made a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension covering any appeal.
Practitioner details
- Specialty
- Learning disabilities nurse
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