NMC panel places 18-month interim conditions on adult nurse Samantha Barnfield

Findings

The Investigating Committee panel decided to impose an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 18 months. The conditions limit Mrs Barnfield's practice to one single substantive employer (not agency or bank work), prevent her from being the sole nurse in charge of any shift, require direct supervision by another registered nurse for medicine administration and management until formally assessed as competent, require indirect supervision at all times, and require fortnightly meetings and reports covering medication administration and management, record keeping, clinical assessment, and communication with patients. The order must be reviewed within 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.