Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing
NMC panel places nurse Festus Akapo under interim conditions for 18 months
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Investigating Committee has imposed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on registered nurse Festus Adewale Akapo, restricting him to one nursing home and requiring supervision while the NMC decides whether he has a case to answer.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 13 August 2026 · Updated 18 August 2026
Interim order imposed (interim restrictions imposed) — 18 months
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What does “interim restrictions imposed” mean?
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 Festus Adewale Akapo, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 03J0541O).
Decision date: 13 August 2026 · Hearing started 13 August 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on registered nurse Festus Adewale Akapo for 18 months. The panel decided the conditions were necessary and proportionate. He must restrict his nursing practice to The Malvern Nursing Home, work only alongside another registered nurse, and must not be the nurse in charge of a shift. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. The order must be reviewed within six months.
Charges
The determination does not set out the allegations. It records that the NMC case examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against Mr Akapo, and that the NMC will write to him when the case is ready for the next stage of the fitness to practise process.
Findings
The panel decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 18 months, determining that the conditions were necessary and proportionate. The conditions restrict Mr Akapo's nursing practice to The Malvern Nursing Home, prevent him being the nurse in charge of any shift or the sole nurse on duty, and require him to work at all times on the same shift as another registered nurse. He must meet his line manager or supervisor fortnightly to discuss undertaking observations, falls management, escalating deteriorating patients, and documentation and record keeping, and provide a report from that manager to the NMC on those areas before any review hearing. The order must be reviewed before the end of the next six months and every six months thereafter.
Source
All facts on this page are drawn from the publicly published Nursing and Midwifery Council determination linked below. MedicWatch does not editorialise the regulator’s findings.
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