The nursing watchdog failed to investigate thousands of complaints last year as it battles a huge backlog amid concerns rogue staff are being left unchecked.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has rejected hundreds more cases without investigation every year since 2018, including 339 where nurses faced criminal proceedings, 18 for alleged sexual offences and 599 over allegations of violence in 2021-22, according to data shared exclusively with The Independent.
