Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — review hearing
NMC panel strikes off Diane Macdonald after lack of competence findings
The NMC has ordered Diane Macdonald's removal from the register after a review panel found her fitness to practise remained impaired and her clinical practice deficiencies remained unresolved.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 17 August 2026 · Updated 23 September 2026
Erasure (struck off the register)
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Concerning Diane Macdonald, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 88E0102S).
Decision date: 17 August 2026 · Hearing started 17 August 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Diane Macdonald's fitness to practise remained impaired after receiving no new evidence that she had addressed clinical practice deficiencies previously found proved. The panel decided that another suspension would serve no useful purpose and ordered her removal from the register when her current suspension expires.
Charges
The original panel found a series of clinical practice deficiencies involving maternity care, CTG monitoring, documentation, escalation, aseptic technique, care planning and decision-making, and found Miss Macdonald's fitness to practise impaired by reason of lack of competence.
Findings
The reviewing panel found Miss Macdonald's fitness to practise remained impaired on public protection and public interest grounds. It found no new evidence of reflection, relevant training, professional development, remediation or strengthened practice, and considered that the deficiencies remained unresolved and the risk of repetition remained. The panel directed that she be struck off when the current suspension order expires.
Source
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