NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 13F1345E
Keira Burton
Keira Burton, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 13F1345E). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 13 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 13 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
Nursing and Midwifery Councilsubstantive hearing
Erasure(struck off the register)
The NMC found that Keira Burton, a registered nurse working at HMP Preston, was convicted in July 2024 of conspiring to smuggle prohibited articles into prison and of being concerned in the supply of cannabis and another Class B drug. She was jailed for 20 months. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds and struck her off the register, with an 18-month interim suspension order covering the appeal period.
Practitioner details
- Specialty
- Adult Nursing; Nurse Independent / Supplementary Prescriber
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