Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — interim orders hearing
NMC imposes 18-month interim practice conditions on nurse Nicholas Azzopardi
The NMC's Investigating Committee has placed an 18-month interim conditions of practice order on adult nurse Nicholas Azzopardi, including supervision when he administers medication. Its case examiners have yet to decide whether there is a case to answer.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 13 August 2026 · Updated 18 August 2026
Interim order imposed (interim restrictions imposed) — 18 months
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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 Nicholas Azzopardi, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 23G0007W).
Decision date: 13 August 2026 · Hearing started 13 August 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee decided to impose an interim conditions of practice order on Nicholas Azzopardi, a registered adult nurse, for 18 months. The conditions restrict him to one substantive employer, bar him from being the nurse in charge of a shift, and require supervision when he administers medication. The NMC's case examiners have not yet decided whether there is a case to answer. The order must be reviewed within six months.
Charges
This was a New Interim Order Hearing before the Investigating Committee. The allegations are not set out in the published determination and have not been adjudicated: the NMC Case Examiners are yet to decide whether there is a case to answer in relation to the allegations made against Mr Azzopardi.
Findings
The panel directed an interim conditions of practice order for 18 months to allow sufficient time for the NMC to conduct its investigation. The conditions restrict Mr Azzopardi to one substantive employer that is not an agency, bar bank employment, bar him from being the registered nurse in charge of any shift, require direct supervision by another registered nurse for medication administration and indirect supervision at all other working times, and require monthly reflective meetings and reports to his NMC case officer covering medication management and administration and managing and responding to deteriorating patients. Several conditions were recorded as private. The order must be reviewed before the end of the next six months and every six months thereafter.
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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