NMC panel places interim conditions on nurse Blessing Uka for 18 months

Findings

The panel decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 18 months. The conditions restrict Mrs Uka to one substantive employer, provide that she must not be the nurse in charge or the sole nurse on duty on any shift, require direct supervision by another registered nurse when managing or administering medication until formally assessed as competent, require indirect supervision at all other times, and require fortnightly meetings with her line manager covering medications management, patient handovers and other aspects of clinical practice. The order must be reviewed before the end of the next six months and every six months thereafter. The NMC Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations.