Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing
NMC panel replaces nurse Colin Udeagbala's interim conditions with suspension
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Fitness to Practise Committee has replaced an interim conditions of practice order on mental health nurse Colin Udeagbala with an interim suspension order. A panel has still to deal with the allegations against him.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 4 August 2026 · Updated 1 September 2026
Interim order imposed (interim restrictions imposed)
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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 Colin Udeagbala, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 14J1170E).
Decision date: 4 August 2026 · Hearing started 3 August 2026 and ended 4 August 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee decided that the interim conditions of practice order on registered nurse Colin Udeagbala should be replaced with an interim suspension order. The panel reviewed the existing 18-month conditions order at a hearing on 3 and 4 August 2026. A reviewing panel will look at the suspension again within the next six months. A separate panel has still to deal with the allegations against him.
Charges
The published determination does not set out the allegations. It records that a panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee has still to deal with the allegations made against Mr Udeagbala.
Findings
The Fitness to Practise Committee panel reviewed an existing interim conditions of practice order (18 months) and decided to replace it with an interim suspension order. The determination states that, unless there has been a material change of circumstances, a reviewing panel will review the interim suspension order at an administrative meeting within the next six months, and that Mr Udeagbala is entitled to have the order reviewed at a hearing instead. The published document does not set out the panel's reasons for the replacement.
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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