Adrian Prostire
Introduction
Adrian Prostire is a nursing associate who registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in April 2021 and worked in West Sussex. On 13 July 2026 an NMC Fitness to Practise Committee replaced his suspension with a striking-off order after a review panel concluded that two years on the register’s sidelines had produced no evidence of insight, remediation or strengthened practice following his original finding: that on 2 February 2023 he slapped a vulnerable care resident on the back of the neck. He did not attend the review, having told the NMC he did not plan to attend any future proceedings; the striking-off takes effect at the end of 19 August 2026 .
Background Information
The conduct behind the case was a single incident at work. The charge found proved at the original hearing was that Prostire, a registered nursing associate, “On 02 February 2023, slapped Resident A on the back of their neck.” The original panel rejected his explanation that the contact was accidental and found it involved the inappropriate use of force against a vulnerable patient. That panel imposed a 12-month suspension order on 19 July 2024, giving him a list of what a future reviewing panel would want to see: employment information, testimonials from employers and colleagues, evidence of further training and personal development, and a reflective statement showing understanding of the seriousness of his actions. A first review on 10 July 2025 found none of it and extended the suspension by another twelve months, while noting the incident was isolated and that he had shown some remorse — too early, that panel thought, for strike-off .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
The July 2026 review was the second look, and the panel worked through the same checklist. Prostire had provided no testimonials, no details of employment, no reflective piece, no evidence of training or continuing professional development — nothing since the suspension began. Correspondence in the on-table papers showed he did not wish to be removed from the register but did not intend to attend the hearing or any future proceedings, and maintained there was no evidence to support the allegation against him. The panel found that position difficult to reconcile with meaningful insight: it concluded he “continues to dispute the findings made against him” and remained liable to repeat matters of the kind found proved .
On sanction, the panel worked upward through the options. No action and a caution were disproportionate to the seriousness of striking a patient. Conditions could not be formulated or monitored without his engagement. A further suspension, it concluded, “would not serve any useful purpose”: he had already had two years, had made no meaningful progress since the previous review, and had shown no intention of doing the work a safe return would require. The NMC’s case presenter put the principle plainly — “striking patients is fundamentally incompatible with the role of a nurse” — and the panel acknowledged that while the earlier panel had found no deep-seated attitudinal concerns and the misconduct arose from an isolated incident, the two subsequent years of non-engagement had itself become the problem: there was “no realistic prospect that a further period of suspension would result in meaningful remediation” .
Public Reaction and Consequences
The striking-off order was announced at a virtual hearing held in Prostire’s absence. The panel observed that a member of the public would expect a registrant who had struck a vulnerable patient to demonstrate clear insight and remediation before returning to unrestricted practice, and that without it public confidence in the profession and the regulatory process would be undermined. The practical consequence is scheduled rather than immediate: under Article 30(1) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 the striking-off takes effect upon expiry of the existing suspension at the end of 19 August 2026. MedicWatch carries the decision among nurses struck off in 2026 .
Current Status
Prostire remains suspended until 19 August 2026, after which his name is removed from the NMC register. His stated position — that he wants to stay on the register but will attend no hearings — was before the panel and counted against him, the panel finding it demonstrated a lack of professional accountability and an attempt to attribute responsibility to the NMC rather than accept the findings. No appeal appears in the published record .
Impact on Their Career/Life
Striking off ends Prostire’s registration as a nursing associate three years after the incident and five after he joined the register. The case’s arc is the point: a single act of force against a vulnerable resident, an accidental-contact explanation the panel rejected, a two-year suspension intended as space for reflection, and then removal — not because the incident grew, but because the opportunity it came with went unused. The reviewing panels told him twice what evidence would save him; the determination records that he provided none of it .