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Regulator failed to properly vet nurses and midwives with criminal records for 12 years

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More than a dozen nurses, midwives, and nursing associates could be struck off after the nursing regulator admitted to failing to review issues affecting their ability to practice safely, such as their criminal records.1For 12 years the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has inconsistently applied its vetting process

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May 28, 2026

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