NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 91H0115S
Michael Brendan McLaren
Michael Brendan McLaren, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 91H0115S). Most recent decision: Struck off the register (the regulator’s term: erasure) on 4 March 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Struck off the register (the regulator’s term: erasure), decided 4 March 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.
View the source determination on Nursing and Midwifery Council
Decisions and hearings
Nursing and Midwifery Councilsubstantive hearing
Struck off the register
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Michael Brendan McLaren had committed misconduct involving sexually motivated and harassing behaviour towards female colleagues at NHS Lanarkshire in 2022, and had brought a knife into the workplace. The panel found his fitness to practise was impaired and ordered that he be struck off the NMC register. An interim suspension order of 18 months was imposed to cover any appeal period.
Practitioner details
- Specialty
- Mental Health Nursing
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