Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — review hearing
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Concerning Spilisiwe Zivurawa, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 10A0413A).
Decision date: 13 February 2026 · Hearing started 13 February 2026
In plain English
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review hearing for Spilisiwe Zivurawa in a misconduct case. The panel was reviewing Spilisiwe Zivurawa's existing Conditions of practice order (18 months). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel allowed the existing order to lapse at expiry. The published document gives the full reasons and underlying charge details.
Charges
The previous charges found proved were: ‘That you a registered nurse; 1. On 28 December 2020 verbally and/or physically abused Patient B by; (a) Shouting at him. [PROVED] (b) Saying words to the effect of, “you are a bastard”. [PROVED] (c) Saying words to the effect of, “Look at the mess you have made”. [PROVED] (d) Throwing a bottle of spray towards him. [NOT PROVED] 2. Failed to treat Patient B with dignity and/or respect by; (a) Not changing Patient B for around 45 minutes after he had been incontinent and requested a change, on a date unknown in November 2020; [PROVED] (b) Not changing Patient B in private on 28 December 2020. [NOT PROVED] 3. On a date unknown verbally abused Patient B by saying words to the effect of, “do you think your wife would want someone depressed like you”. [NOT PROVED] 4. On an unknown date in November 2020 failed to treat Patient B with dignity and/or respect by; (a) Preventing access to the lounge. [PROVED] (b) Failing to change his sanitary pad. [NOT PROVED] Page 5 of 22 (c) Saying to colleagues words to the effect of, “He has a toilet in his bedroom, he should know how to use the toilet”. [PROVED] 5. On 26 January 2021 verbally abused Patient E by; (a) Shouting at him. [NOT PROVED] (b) Saying words to the effect of, “stop being stupid”. [NOT PROVED] (c) Saying words to the effect of, “you are a bastard”. [NOT PROVED] 6. On an unknown date in November 2020 failed to treat Patient A with dignity and/or respect by; (a) Holding the door closed preventing Patient A entering the lounge. [PROVED] (b) Blocking Patient A’s entrance to the lounge using a sofa preventing the door to open. [PROVED] (c) Placing a bed sheet over the observation panel of the door preventing Patient A from looking through the door into the lounge. [PROVED] 7. On 28 January or 31 January 2021 failed to treat Patient A with dignity and/or respect by instructing Colleague 2 to frighten them. [NOT PROVED] 8. On one or more occasions on dates unknown verbally abused patients by; (a) Shouting at them. [NOT PROVED] (b) Telling them words to the effect of, “shut up”. [PROVED] (c) Calling them words to the effect of, “bastard”. [PROVED] (d) Saying to them words to the effect of, “fuck you” and/or “fuck off”. [PROVED] 9. On one or more occasions on dates unknown physically abused patients when escorting them by; (a) Putting pressure on their arms. [NOT PROVED] (b)...
Findings
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review hearing for Spilisiwe Zivurawa in a misconduct case. The panel reviewed an existing Conditions of practice order (18 months). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel allowed the existing order to lapse at expiry.
Source
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