Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing
NMC panel replaces nurse Michael Bhebhe's interim conditions with interim suspension order
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Investigating Committee has replaced an interim conditions of practice order on adult nurse Michael Duncan Bhebhe with an interim suspension order, to be reviewed within six months while its case examiners decide whether there is a case to answer.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 10 July 2026 · Updated 13 July 2026
Interim order imposed (interim restrictions imposed)
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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 Michael Duncan Bhebhe, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 21K0763E).
Decision date: 10 July 2026 · Hearing started 10 July 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided that the interim conditions of practice order on adult nurse Michael Duncan Bhebhe should be replaced with an interim suspension order. Mr Bhebhe was not present or represented at the virtual hearing on 10 July 2026. A reviewing panel will consider the interim suspension order at an administrative meeting within the next six months, and Mr Bhebhe may ask for it to be reviewed at a hearing. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Charges
The published document does not set out the allegations. It records that the NMC Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against Mr Bhebhe, and that the NMC will write to him when the case is ready for the next stage of the fitness to practise process.
Findings
This was an Interim Order Review Hearing before the NMC's Investigating Committee; no findings of fact were made. The interim order under review was an interim conditions of practice order (18 months). The panel decided to replace that order with an interim suspension order. The document does not state a fixed length for the interim suspension order. Unless there has been a material change of circumstances, a reviewing panel will review the interim suspension order at an administrative meeting within the next six months, and Mr Bhebhe is entitled to have it reviewed at a hearing at which he or a representative may make representations. Mr Bhebhe was not present and was not represented at the virtual hearing.
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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