Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing
Interim restrictions imposed — 18 months
The regulator’s term: interim order 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 Louise Haigh-Walsworth, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 09E0249E).
Decision date: 27 February 2026 · Hearing started 2 February 2026 and ended 27 February 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed an interim suspension order on Louise Haigh-Walsworth, a registered adult nurse from East Riding of Yorkshire, on 27 February 2026 following a part-heard substantive hearing. All charges were found proved, including bullying and intimidating behaviour towards colleagues and racially discriminatory conduct. The hearing has not yet proceeded to the misconduct or sanction stage. The order lasts 18 months.
Charges
Louise Haigh-Walsworth, a registered adult nurse working as Deputy Manager of a care home in East Riding of Yorkshire, was charged with: on unknown dates, using bullying and intimidating behaviour towards colleagues including calling a colleague a 'spy', calling a colleague 'cabbage', saying a colleague was 'too fat to run to the alarm bells', calling colleagues 'idiots', and making derogatory comments; using racially discriminatory language; and failing to report a safeguarding incident in a timely manner. All charges were found proved.
Findings
The hearing concluded at the facts stage on 27 February 2026 with all charges found proved. The misconduct and impairment stages were not yet reached. An interim suspension order for 18 months was imposed pending the next stages of the fitness to practise process. The panel found that the racially motivated behaviour and bullying reflected deep-seated attitudinal concerns and that conditions of practice would not be sufficient to protect the public.
Source
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