Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing
NMC panel places interim conditions on children's nurse Harriet Childs during investigation
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Investigating Committee has imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on children's nurse Harriet Childs, restricting her to a non-patient-facing role. Case examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 28 April 2026 · Updated 11 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 Harriet Childs, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 18I1308E).
Decision date: 28 April 2026 · Hearing started 28 April 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on children's nurse Harriet Childs for 18 months while the case is investigated. The conditions limit her employment to Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and restrict her to a non-patient-facing role until she is assessed as capable of safe practice. No findings have been made: the NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.
Charges
The allegations are not set out in the published determination and have not been adjudicated. The NMC Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer. Several conditions and parts of the panel's reasoning are marked private.
Findings
The Investigating Committee panel made an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months. The conditions limit employment to the Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, restrict practice to a non-patient-facing role until the registrant is deemed capable of safe and effective practice, require direct supervision of medication administration and patient assessment on any return to patient-facing work, weekly meetings with a supervisor or line manager, and notification and disclosure requirements to the NMC. 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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