Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — review hearing
NMC replaces John Joseph Brennan's suspension with conditions after care and conduct review
The NMC panel recognised significant progress and meaningful insight but found a need to demonstrate improved nursing practice. Eighteen months of conditions begin at the end of 4 October 2026.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 2 September 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) — 18 months
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Conditions of practice allow the practitioner to keep working but only subject to specific restrictions — for example, supervision, limits on certain procedures, or required reporting to the regulator.
Concerning John Joseph Brennan, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 06H1466E).
Decision date: 2 September 2026 · Hearing started 2 September 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee replaced John Joseph Brennan's suspension with 18 months of practice conditions after a review of clinical and conduct failings. It recognised significant progress, meaningful insight and thorough reflection, while finding that improvement still needed to be demonstrated in registered nursing practice. The conditions require one employer, supervision, a development plan and reports. They were ordered to begin at the end of 4 October 2026.
Charges
The original proved charges concerned clinical and medication records, seclusion and restraint, medication security and administration, patient care, professional boundaries and inappropriate or intimidating communication with colleagues. This hearing reviewed the resulting suspension.
Findings
The panel recognised significant progress, meaningful insight and thorough reflection, and found previous attitudinal concerns mitigated. It nevertheless found continuing impairment because improved practice had not been demonstrated in a registered mental-health nursing role. It replaced suspension with 18 months of conditions from the end of 4 October 2026, including one employer, supervision, no nurse-in-charge work, a development plan and monthly reports.
Source
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