Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — review hearing
NMC orders Melanie Hayworth's striking off after medication-error review
The committee replaced conditions of practice with an immediate striking-off order, finding no evidence of strengthened practice or engagement with the existing conditions.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 15 September 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
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Concerning Melanie Hayworth, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 11E0711E).
Decision date: 15 September 2026 · Hearing started 15 September 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee ordered Melanie Hayworth's striking off with immediate effect on 15 September 2026. Reviewing conditions imposed after medication errors, it found no new evidence of reflection, training or compliance with those conditions. The panel found continuing impairment and a risk of repetition. It concluded that further conditions or suspension would not adequately protect the public or serve the public interest.
Charges
The original proved charges concerned medication errors: administering adrenaline instead of a flu vaccination, an incorrect morphine dose, incorrect midazolam dose records, and applying steroid cream without viewing a prescription or correct paperwork. This meeting reviewed the resulting conditions of practice order.
Findings
The panel found continuing impairment on public protection and public interest grounds. It had no new evidence of reflection, training, strengthened practice or compliance with the conditions of practice, and found a continuing risk of repetition. It replaced the conditions of practice with a striking-off order taking immediate effect under Article 30(2).
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Aggravating factors
• Lack of engagement with the conditions of practice order and the ongoing regulatory process. • No evidence of strengthened practice.
Source
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