NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 07G1270E
Patricia Leighton
Patricia Leighton, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 07G1270E). Most recent decision: Voluntary removal from the register (the regulator’s term: voluntary erasure accepted) on 3 February 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Voluntary removal from the register (the regulator’s term: voluntary erasure accepted), decided 3 February 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
What does “voluntary removal from the register” mean?
The practitioner asked to be removed from the register and the regulator accepted the request. This may happen during or after a fitness-to-practise case.
View the source determination on Nursing and Midwifery Council
Decisions and hearings
Nursing and Midwifery Councilvoluntary removal
Voluntary removal from the register
The NMC agreed to remove Patricia Leighton from the register following her own application for agreed removal. A concern had been raised about a health condition affecting her fitness to practise, but no allegation had been substantively proved. The NMC's Assistant Registrar was satisfied that Patricia Leighton no longer intended to work as a registered nurse and that agreed removal served the public interest.
Practitioner details
- Specialty
- Mental health
Sources
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