Raphael Iyiewuare
Introduction
Raphael Iyiewuare is a nurse who was registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) under number 23A1776E. On 14 September 2026, at the conclusion of a Fitness to Practise Committee substantive hearing that had started on 10 September 2026, the committee ordered that his name be erased from the NMC register — the sanction commonly described as being struck off. The decision followed his admission of all twelve charges against him: dishonest competency declarations and employment references used to obtain critical-care agency work, alongside failings in clinical competence in critical-care settings. An 18-month interim suspension was imposed to cover the appeal period before the striking-off order takes effect.
Background Information
The published determination records little of Iyiewuare’s personal or professional history beyond his role as a registered nurse. The matters before the committee arose from critical-care agency work he sought or performed and from his clinical practice, and the mitigation record notes that he reported financial hardship and difficult personal circumstances, the private particulars of which were withheld. It also records that, between the events and the hearing, he remained involved in healthcare mentoring supported by testimonials and development reports, attempted to remediate his competency shortfalls through online courses, and produced multiple reflective statements.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Allegations vs. findings. The findings are regulatory findings by the NMC Fitness to Practise Committee on the civil standard (the balance of probabilities). No criminal conviction is recorded in the determination.
All twelve charges were proved by admission. Charges 1 to 6 concerned dishonest competency declarations and employment references used to obtain critical-care agency work, including the signature of a colleague used without authority. Charges 7 to 12 concerned inadequate knowledge or skills in intravenous and critical-care medication, in communication and seeking assistance, in the escalation of patient deterioration, in time management, and in the setting or monitoring of patient alarms.
The panel found serious misconduct and lack of competence, and determined that Iyiewuare’s fitness to practise was impaired on both public protection and public interest grounds. It characterised the dishonesty as repeated and deliberate, and found that the clinical deficiencies had placed people receiving care at real risk of harm — while explicitly noting that there was no evidence of actual patient harm. The panel acknowledged his admissions, engagement, developing insight, training and mentoring, but concluded that his insight remained incomplete and his remediation insufficient.
Public Reaction and Consequences
The regulatory consequence of the admitted charges was a striking-off order, accompanied by an 18-month interim suspension covering the appeal period. If no appeal is made, the striking-off order replaces the interim order 28 days after written notification of the decision. The determination records the regulator’s findings rather than press coverage or public commentary, and no public statements by Iyiewuare are recorded in it.
The determination sets out the mitigating factors the panel weighed: full admissions to the charges and to impairment; engagement with the NMC investigation; attempted competency remediation and online courses; multiple reflective statements and a desire to address the concerns; continued healthcare mentoring with testimonials and development reports; recent reflections acknowledging the potential risks and harm; and reported financial hardship and difficult personal circumstances. Against this it recorded the aggravating factors: competence concerns over a period of time; limited insight at local level; two instances of dishonesty; conduct placing people receiving care at real risk of harm; a direct effect on a colleague’s wellbeing; and possible effects on the professional careers of the colleagues whose references were forged.
Current Status
As determined on 14 September 2026, Raphael Iyiewuare is erased from the NMC register and is struck off, with an 18-month interim suspension in force covering the appeal period. If no appeal is lodged, the striking-off order takes effect 28 days after written notification of the decision, replacing the interim suspension. Erasure removes a practitioner from the register so that they are no longer permitted to practise as a registered nurse in the UK; Iyiewuare’s current registration status can be checked on the official NMC register.
Impact on Their Career/Life
The striking-off order ends Iyiewuare’s ability to work as a registered nurse in the United Kingdom, closing a case built on two strands: dishonest competency declarations and forged or false references used to secure critical-care agency work, and underlying clinical competence failings in the very settings those documents claimed to qualify him for. The panel’s reasoning turned on what it found incomplete — insight and remediation — even as it credited his admissions, engagement, mentoring and developing understanding of the risks. The dishonesty carried consequences beyond his own position: the forged references had a direct effect on a colleague’s wellbeing and possible effects on the professional careers of the colleagues involved. With no evidence of actual patient harm but a finding of real risk of harm, the panel concluded that striking off was the required outcome.
Sources
- MedicWatch, “NMC orders Raphael Iyiewuare struck off over false competency documents”, 14 September 2026. source