NMC panel imposes 18-month interim conditions on nurse Mellissa Bowen amid investigation

Findings

No findings of fact have been made. The panel decided that an interim conditions of practice order was necessary and proportionate and directed it for 18 months, stating that the NMC investigation is at an early stage and will require significant time to be completed. The conditions restrict Ms Bowen's nursing practice to Aneurin Bevan University Hospital Health Board, excluding bank shifts and agency work; require indirect supervision whenever she is working, meaning working on the same shift as another registered nurse; require monthly meetings with her line manager to discuss her performance; and require her to keep the NMC informed of any employment, course of study, clinical incident, investigation or disciplinary proceedings. Several conditions are redacted as [PRIVATE] in the published determination. 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.