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NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 09F0903E

Gareth John Hardstaff

Currently suspended

Gareth John Hardstaff, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 09F0903E). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 14 July 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Last verified against the Nursing and Midwifery Council register on 18 July 2026.

Current status

Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 14 July 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

  1. Nursing and Midwifery Councilsubstantive hearing

    Erasure(struck off the register)

    The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Gareth John Hardstaff's fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a striking-off order, removing him from the register. The hearing, held in July 2026 in a misconduct and health case, took place entirely in private under Rule 19, so the panel's detailed findings are not public. An 18-month interim suspension order was also imposed.

Practitioner details

Specialty
Mental health nursing

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