Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing
NMC panel replaces nurse Paul Parker's interim conditions with interim suspension order
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Investigating Committee has replaced an interim conditions of practice order on mental health nurse Paul Parker with an interim suspension order, which a panel will review within six months while its case examiners decide whether there is a case to answer.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 9 July 2026 · Updated 13 July 2026
Interim order imposed (interim restrictions imposed)
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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 Paul Parker, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 13I1522S).
Decision date: 9 July 2026 · Hearing started 9 July 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided that the interim conditions of practice order on mental health nurse Paul Parker should be replaced with an interim suspension order. Mr Parker was not present or represented at the virtual hearing on 9 July 2026. A panel will review the interim suspension order within the next six months and every six months after that. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations against Mr Parker.
Charges
The published document does not set out the allegations. It records that the NMC Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against Mr Parker, and that the NMC will write to him when the case is ready for the next stage of the fitness to practise process.
Findings
This was an Interim Order Review Hearing before the NMC's Investigating Committee; no findings of fact were made. The interim order under review was an interim conditions of practice order (18 months). The panel decided to replace that order with an interim suspension order. The document does not state a fixed length for the interim suspension order. Unless the case has concluded or there is a material change of circumstances, a panel will review the interim suspension order at a review meeting within the next six months and every six months thereafter, and Mr Parker is entitled to have it reviewed at a hearing. Mr Parker was not present and was not represented at the virtual hearing.
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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