NMC imposes interim practice conditions on nurse Tracey Pirrong-Harris as inquiry continues

Findings

This was a New Interim Order Hearing before the NMC's Investigating Committee. Mrs Pirrong Harris was not present and not represented in person at the hearing. The panel decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 18 months, determining that the conditions were proportionate and appropriate. The conditions limit her practice to one substantive employer, which must not be a bank or agency; prevent her from being the sole nurse in charge of any shift; require her to be supervised by a registered nurse of band 6 or above whenever she is working; and require monthly meetings with her line manager or supervisor covering appropriate clinical intervention time spent with patients, appropriate communications with patients, and transparent communication to ensure appropriate reporting and storage of written patient communication. The determination records that the NMC's Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations; the allegations are not set out in the published document and no findings of fact have been made.