NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 23B1563E
Rufus Ogbonna Onya
Rufus Ogbonna Onya, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 23B1563E). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 19 June 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 19 June 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's Fitness to Practise Committee found that mental health nurse Rufus Ogbonna Onya had been convicted of possessing a Class A drug, cocaine, with intent to supply, and of breaching bail conditions. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds and made a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order to cover any appeal period.
Practitioner details
- Specialty
- Mental Health Nursing
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