NMC panel imposes 15-month interim conditions of practice on nurse Tafadzwa Nyambiya

Findings

At a new interim order hearing, the Investigating Committee panel decided to make an interim conditions of practice order for a period of 15 months, determining the conditions proportionate and appropriate. The conditions limit Mr Nyambiya to a single substantive employer with no agency or bank work, require a full preceptorship programme, prohibit him from being the sole nurse on duty or nurse in charge of any shift, require direct supervision of medication administration and management until deemed competent by his employer, require indirect supervision whenever working, and require fortnightly meetings with a line manager or supervisor covering medication administration and management, prioritising workload, patient care, record and note keeping, and communication, with a report to the NMC before the next hearing or meeting. 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.