Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing
NMC panel imposes 18-month interim suspension on nurse Daniel Parkes
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Investigating Committee has imposed an 18-month interim suspension order on mental health nurse Daniel Joseph Parkes, with a panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee still to deal with the allegations against him.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 29 July 2026 · Updated 30 July 2026
Interim order imposed (interim restrictions imposed) — 18 months
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What does “interim restrictions imposed” mean?
An interim order is a precautionary restriction imposed before the regulator's investigation is complete. It is not a finding of fault — the underlying allegations have not yet been adjudicated.
Concerning Daniel Joseph Parkes, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 19L1129E).
Decision date: 29 July 2026 · Hearing started 29 July 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Daniel Joseph Parkes, a registered mental health nurse, for 18 months at a hearing on 29 July 2026. Mr Parkes was not present and was not represented. The published determination does not set out the panel's reasons. A panel will review the order within the next six months and every six months after that. A panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee has still to deal with the allegations.
Charges
The published determination does not set out the allegations. It records that a panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee has still to deal with the allegations made against Mr Parkes, and that the NMC will keep him informed of developments in relation to that issue.
Findings
The Investigating Committee panel decided to make an interim suspension order for a period of 18 months. The published determination does not set out the panel's reasons. Unless the case has already been concluded or there has been a material change of circumstances, a panel will review the interim suspension order at a review meeting within the next six months and every six months thereafter, and Mr Parkes will be notified of the panel's decision in writing. Where there has been a material change of circumstances, or a request for an early review, the order will be reviewed at a hearing which Mr Parkes will be invited to attend, send a representative to, or make written representations for. At any such review the panel may revoke the order, confirm it, or replace it with an interim conditions of practice order.
Source
All facts on this page are drawn from the publicly published Nursing and Midwifery Council determination linked below. MedicWatch does not editorialise the regulator’s findings.
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