Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing
NMC panel cautions midwife Madalin Thompson over inaccurate baby resuscitation records
An NMC panel has imposed a 30-month caution order on midwife Madalin Steines Thompson after finding she made inaccurate records about a newborn's resuscitation; dishonesty charges against her were found not proved.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 13 May 2026 · Updated 10 July 2026
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Concerning Madalin Steines Thompson, midwife (Nursing and Midwifery Council 19I3218E).
Decision date: 13 May 2026 · Hearing started 5 May 2026 and ended 13 May 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that midwife Madalin Steines Thompson made inaccurate records about a baby's resuscitation and repeated the inaccuracies in a statement to HM Coroner, and failed to record observations in a timely manner. The panel found the dishonesty charges not proved, accepting she genuinely believed her account. It found her fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds only and imposed a caution order for 30 months.
Charges
That you, a registered midwife: (1) on or around 18 April 2022, incorrectly recorded that at 01.46 x5 inflation breaths were given to Baby A and that at 01.47 Colleague A gave ventilation breaths to Baby A; (2) your actions in charge 1 were dishonest; (3) provided a statement dated 10 February 2023 to HM Coroner which incorrectly stated that at 01.46 you commenced inflation breaths and at 01.47 Colleague A commenced ventilation breaths; (4) your actions in charge 3 were dishonest; (5) failed to disclose that you had made incorrect records to the Trust, HSIB and HM Coroner; (6) your actions at charge 5 lacked integrity in that they were contrary to your duty of candour; (7) failed to record your observations made about Patient A and Baby A's care in a timely manner.
Findings
Facts proved by admission: charges 1a, 1b, 3a, 3b, 5b and 5c. Facts proved: charge 7. Facts not proved: charges 2a, 2b, 4a, 4b, 5a and 6 — the panel accepted that the registrant did not act dishonestly and genuinely believed the recorded events had occurred. Charges 1a, 1b, 3a, 3b and 7 amounted to misconduct; charges 5b and 5c did not. The panel found fitness to practise currently impaired on public interest grounds only, with a low risk of repetition and no impairment on public protection grounds. Sanction: caution order for a period of two and a half years (30 months).
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
The charges arose whilst the registrant was at an early point in her career; evidence of significant re-training, reflection and insight; positive character references evidencing safe and professional work in the same or similar role since the events causing concern; early admissions to Charges 1 and 3; significant personal circumstances at the material time.
Aggravating factors
The initial creation of the incorrect records, which led to errors in the accuracy of subsequent investigations; inaccurate retrospective documentation, which created a potential risk that healthcare professionals would be misled; the additional distress caused to the family of Baby A; the repetition of incorrect information in the retrospective entries and the statement produced to the Coroner; breach of fundamental tenets of the profession relating to keeping clear, timely and accurate records.
Source
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