A UK nurse, Nimmy George, has been struck off the nursing register after the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) found multiple concerns about her clinical competence, medication knowledge, patient identification, record-keeping and professional conduct. George, who worked in Cumbria from December 2021, had previously been suspended by the regulator before the latest fitness-to-practise review.
According to Independent UK, the case also involved remarks George made to colleagues, including: “I could kill someone here and I would still get a job at home.” The NMC had previously found concerns about her response after discovering a patient had died, medication knowledge, clinical observations, handovers and the handling of patient records.
The latest decision followed findings that George had not engaged with the NMC after her earlier suspension or demonstrated sufficient insight into the concerns about her practice. The regulator concluded that a striking-off order was necessary to protect the public and serve the public interest.
George began working in Cumbria as a nurse in December 2021. Local reporting said she worked for the North Cumbria healthcare service for around nine months before her employment ended after she failed to meet required standards during probation.
The NMC later examined concerns about her competence and professional conduct. It suspended her in August 2024 following findings relating to her practice between 2021 and 2022. Her suspension was subsequently reviewed and extended.
The latest fitness-to-practise proceedings considered whether she had addressed the concerns. The NMC found that she had not sufficiently engaged with the regulator or demonstrated insight into her failings.
The disciplinary findings covered medication, patient identification, clinical documentation, and communication.
The NMC found concerns about George's knowledge of medicines and failures to properly check medical records and patient identities. The findings also included mixing up patients' medical notes, insufficient attention during handovers and inadequate clinical documentation.
One medication-related finding involved Laxido, a laxative. George was found to have told a patient it was being administered for “urine clearing”.
These findings contributed to the regulator's assessment of whether she had the knowledge, skills and judgment required to practise safely.
One incident involved a patient who had died.
According to BBC, George was reported to have said loudly: “It’s my observation that the patient in bed five is dead.” The NMC found that she failed to respond appropriately after discovering the death, including failing to activate the emergency buzzer and appropriately attend to the deceased patient.
In another incident, she shouted: “He is having a stroke!” while pointing towards a patient.
The findings concerned George's clinical response and judgment.
The NMC also considered a remark George made to a colleague: “I could kill someone here and I would still get a job at home.”
The regulator found the relevant allegation proved. Reports said George described the comment as a joke.
It was also reported that she told a colleague: “If I disposed of my passport that has my visa attached, and not declare, they would not know, I would have to stay in the country because of no passport.” The NMC considered this another part of the professional-conduct case.
The NMC found that George had not engaged with the regulator after her initial suspension or demonstrated sufficient insight into the concerns.
The regulator concluded that another period of suspension would not adequately protect the public.
In its ruling, the NMC said: “The panel therefore concluded that the only sanction that would adequately protect the public and serve the public interest was a striking-off order.”
The order will take effect when her current suspension expires on September 25, 2026, according to the latest reporting.
(Rh/ARC)