A Camden nurse who left a patient’s feeding tube hanging out has been struck off after a medical tribunal ruled she still posed a risk to patients. Christie Nonye Okwaraji, who worked at the Royal Free Hospital, was placed under a competency review in 2021 following multiple blunders within six months, primarily involving medication recording and administration.
NMC Panel Finds Fitness Impaired
On July 8, 2026, a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel ruled her fitness to practise was “impaired by reason of lack of competence” and struck her off the register. Despite five reviews of her conditions of practice order over four years, she failed to demonstrate improvement.
Okwaraji, representing herself, was found to have repeatedly ignored instructions, failed to perform checks, and not escalated clear risks. On one occasion, she did not act when a patient reported pain; on another, she refused to change a soiled dressing despite the patient’s request.
Medication Errors and Neglect
Between August 2018 and February 2019, she showed an inability to understand drug codes on medication charts, leading to inaccurate records. She also neglected to send medication home with a patient despite pharmacy instructions. In one incident, after a patient’s nasogastric tube accidentally came out, she neither reinserted it nor alerted a colleague.
Conditions of Practice Order Breached
Under the conditions of practice order, Okwaraji was required to work under strict supervision at all times and never administer medication alone. She was also mandated to report to the NMC within days of starting or leaving any job and to inform employers of her review status. She failed to meet any of these conditions.
Okwaraji claimed she had submitted 30 job applications for NHS and agency roles over six months but received no offers. She instead worked as a healthcare assistant. The panel concluded her incompetence “undermined fundamental tenets of the profession” and left patients at risk.
Removal from Register
She will be officially removed from the NMC register on August 17, 2026. According to Local Democracy Reporter Josef Steen, the tribunal found no evidence of improvement despite four years of restrictions.
