A former nurse at Stanmore's Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) has been removed from the medical register after he was convicted of indecent assault on a 12-year-old boy.
The hospital reported David Walter Harland, 41, of Harrow, to the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) after he was convicted of two offences of indecent assault on the boy in June last year. He was later sentenced to a three year probation order and is attending a sex offenders' scheme.
At the time of the offences, which were not work related, Harland was working at the RNOH. After being informed, the UKCC imposed an interim suspension of his registration pending the outcome of its investigation. And on Thursday last week, Harland's name was removed from the register by the UKCC's Professional Conduct Committee which means he can no longer call himself, or work as, a registered nurse in the UK.
Liz McAnulty, UKCC director of professional conduct, said: "The UKCC exists to protect patients and maintain public trust and confidence in the nursing profession.
"We make no apology whatsoever for taking a firm line with Mr Harland and any other nurse who abuses children."
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