Number of Nurses Suspended Over Serious Misconduct Doubles in a Year

The Nursing and Midwifery Council dealt with over 660 cases in the last year

A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in London, on Dec. 8, 2020. Frank Augstein/AP Photo

The number of nurses and midwives being suspended from work has more than doubled within a year.

Analysis by The Epoch Times shows that between March 2022 and March 2023, over 660 nursing staff in the UK were handed suspension orders over fitness to practice concerns—a jump from 311 the previous year.