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Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing

Interim restrictions imposed — 18 months

The regulator’s term: interim order imposed

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 Paulette Hyacinth Myrie, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 94C0556E).

Decision date: 20 March 2026 · Hearing started 20 March 2026

In plain English

The NMC's Investigating Committee imposed an interim conditions of practice order on Paulette Hyacinth Myrie, a registered adult nurse working in Scotland, on 20 March 2026. The conditions limit her to one substantive non-agency employer, prevent her from being the sole or charge nurse on a shift, and require direct supervision until she is assessed as competent by a Band 6 or above registered nurse in patient assessment, escalating concerns, handovers, medication, observations, and admissions and discharges. The order lasts 18 months, requires a personal development plan, and the case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

Findings

The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 18 months. Conditions include working for only one substantive non-bank/non-agency employer, no nurse-in-charge or sole-nurse duties, direct supervision by another registered nurse until deemed competent by a Band 6 or above in patient assessment, identifying and escalating concerns, effective handovers, medication administration, observations, and admissions/discharges, indirect supervision thereafter, and a personal development plan reviewed fortnightly. The case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer.

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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