NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 16K0423E

James Cole

Erased from the register at last register check

James Cole, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 16K0423E). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 15 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 15 May 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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Decisions and hearings

15 May 2026Nursing and Midwifery Councilsubstantive hearing
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that James Cole, a mental health nurse in Essex, administered controlled drugs without a witness on two occasions, gave a patient double the maximum prescribed dose of lorazepam, and dishonestly amended the patient's medicine card to conceal the error. It also found he failed to record a prescription change in a patient's handover notes. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired and made a striking-off order.
Full determination on MedicWatch Source page on Nursing and Midwifery Council Source PDF

Practitioner details

Specialty: Mental health nursing

Sources

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Nursing and Midwifery Council — 15 May 2026 · Erasure

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