Nurse to be struck off after saying Jewish patients were ‘tight with money’
A nurse is facing removal from her position after making antisemitic remarks about Jewish patients. The Nursing and Midwifery Council tribunal found that Helen Oluyemisi Balogun exhibited a pattern of minimizing her comments. Her conduct was deemed very serious and unacceptable for a registered nurse.
- ▪Helen Oluyemisi Balogun is expected to be struck off as a nurse for making antisemitic remarks.
- ▪The tribunal found she referred to a Jewish patient as being 'tight with money' and made similar comments about another patient.
- ▪Her conduct was described as very serious, deeply unpleasant, and not meeting public expectations for a registered nurse.
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NewsUKHome NewsNurse to be struck off after saying Jewish patients were ‘tight with money’Helen Oluyemisi Balogun showed a ‘consistent theme and pattern’ of trying to ‘minimise’ her ‘antisemitic comments’, a tribunal foundTed Hennessey Tuesday 19 May 2026 17:54 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2979733","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/helen-oluyemisi-balogun-nurse-register-tribunal-b2979733.html","title":"Nurse to be struck off after saying Jewish patients were ‘tight with money’"}}open image in…
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