Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing
Interim restrictions imposed — 18 months
The regulator’s term: interim order imposed
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 Donna Louise Bridgewood, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 20J1095E).
Decision date: 15 April 2026 · Hearing started 15 April 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months on Donna Louise Bridgewood, a registered nursing associate, at a New Interim Order Hearing on 15 April 2026. An interim order restricts her practice while the underlying allegations are being investigated and is not a final decision on whether her fitness to practise is impaired. The conditions require supervision when working and direct supervision when administering medications.
Charges
Charges have not been adjudicated at this stage. The NMC Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against the registrant. This was a New Interim Order Hearing before the NMC's Investigating Committee.
Findings
The Investigating Committee directed an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 18 months. The conditions require the registrant to limit her nursing associate practice to one substantive employer, to be supervised by a registered nurse at all times she is working, to be directly supervised when managing and administering medications until formally assessed as competent, to meet fortnightly with her line manager/mentor/supervisor to discuss medication management, record-keeping and accountability towards healthcare assistants, and to provide a report from her line manager prior to any review. The registrant is registered on the Register as a Nursing Associate (profession recorded as nurse for schema purposes). The order must be reviewed before the end of the next six months and every six months thereafter.
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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