NMC panel replaces nurse Grigore Dinca's interim suspension with conditions

Findings

This was an Investigating Committee interim order review hearing. The order under review was an interim suspension order of 18 months. The panel decided to replace it with an interim conditions of practice order, which it determined was proportionate and appropriate. The conditions limit his nursing practice to a single substantive employer (not agency or bank work), require that he is not the sole registered nurse in charge of any shift, require direct supervision at all times by a registered nurse of Band 6 or above, and require fortnightly meetings with his line manager or supervisor covering the quality of his patient assessments, management of diabetic patients, record-keeping, honesty and communication, and adherence to clinical guidelines, with a progress report to the NMC before any review. Mr Dinca was not present and not represented. The order must be reviewed before the end of the next 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 made against him.