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Helen Herniman is now in post as nurse regulator’s chief executive after previous interim chief had to resign after just 24 hours in post after racism row

The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s new interim chief executive and registrar has stepped down following widespread criticism of her involvement in a high-profile NHS race discrimination case.

Rise Associates and Nazir Afzal OBE were commissioned to undertake an independent cultural review of NMC in January 2024 following a series of disclosures by a whistleblower in 2023, which claimed a “deep seated toxic culture” was leading to skewed and failed investigations. Our remit was to review the workplace culture over the last five years.