Published regulator decisions
UK nurses and midwives practising with conditions
Conditions of practice let a practitioner continue working only within specific restrictions, such as supervision, reporting, or limits on particular work. This page is generated from source-backed determinations already published on MedicWatch.
Latest matching decisions
11 total
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 1 year
The NMC found that Sara Morrissey, a registered nurse, did not switch on a vulnerable patient's ventilator while moving them to a chair in July 2020. The patient's lips turned blue before staff noticed and turned the machine on. Mrs Morrissey did not record the incident or hand it over to the next nurse. The panel decided her fitness to practise is impaired and imposed a 12-month conditions of practice order, including supervised retraining.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 9 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee reviewed a 6-month suspension order imposed on Joyce Mensah, a mental health nurse, after she failed to carry out required 15-minute observations and respond to a medical emergency in 2020 where Patient A lost a significant chance of survival, and dishonestly recorded observations she had not made. The panel found her fitness to practise remained impaired but that she had shown insight and engaged with training. It replaced the suspension with a 9-month conditions of practice order requiring supervision and reporting.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 1 year
The NMC found that Deborah Povall, a registered nurse and ward manager between 2017 and 2019, worked excessive hours, did not ensure adequate staffing, declined to help a colleague care for a patient with a bypassed catheter, did not arrange a bladder scan or escalate a low blood test result, and was unprofessional towards a colleague. The panel decided her fitness to practise is impaired and imposed a 12-month conditions of practice order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found at a substantive order review hearing on 2 April 2026 that Miss Stacey Jessica Nurrish, a registered adult nurse, remained impaired but replaced her existing suspension with a 12-month conditions of practice order. She had originally been suspended in February 2024 for misconduct including working bank shifts while on sick leave at another trust, dishonesty, working excessively, and declaring a negative COVID-19 test she had not taken. A previous review imposed striking-off but the High Court overturned that on appeal in February 2026; this review found conditions of practice the appropriate sanction.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found at a substantive order review hearing on 2 April 2026 that Miss Marie Louise Fiske, a registered mental health nurse, remained impaired and replaced her existing 6-month suspension with a 6-month conditions of practice order. She was originally suspended in September 2025 after the panel found she had attempted to kick a vulnerable mental health patient in crisis on the ward. The review panel concluded that conditions of practice would provide a more realistic route to safe return given her engagement and remediation.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 18 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a conditions of practice order on Mollie Nabitaka, a registered adult nurse from Bedfordshire, on 31 March 2026. The committee found multiple charges of lack of competence proved, relating to medication administration failures, poor record keeping, infection control breaches and inappropriate conduct towards colleagues at Bedford Hospital NHS Trust between 2022 and 2023. The order lasts 18 months and will be reviewed before it expires.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a 12-month conditions of practice order on Lee Steven Clavery, a registered adult nurse from South Tyneside, on 20 March 2026. The panel found that during a single nightshift on 15-16 March 2019 he had failed to administer prescribed medications and a PEG feed to a patient and had falsely recorded that he had given them, and had earlier been dishonest about updating a care plan. The panel concluded that, given the passage of time, his subsequent unrestricted safe practice, remediation, and strong testimonial evidence, conditions of practice would be sufficient and proportionate.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 2 years
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Manoj Sebastian's fitness to practise remained impaired at this review hearing, but decided to replace his existing 12-month suspension order with a 24-month conditions of practice order. The conditions include working for only one substantive employer, having fortnightly meetings with his line manager, and not being the sole nurse on duty or nurse in charge on any shift. The new order takes effect on 8 April 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 1 year
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive hearing for Julie Gibson in a misconduct case. The cover page records proved facts for 1a) and 5c) 1b), 2), 3a), 4), and 5a). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a conditions of practice order for 12 months. The published document gives the full reasons and underlying charge details.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 18 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a conditions of practice order on Elizabeth Wilson, a registered adult nurse, on 6 February 2026. The case was categorised as a health case and heard entirely in private. Multiple charges were found proved. The order lasts 18 months and includes requirements for supervision and restrictions on practice. The substantive content of the case is not in the public record.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Practising with restrictions· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a conditions of practice order on Nirmala Anil Lole, a registered adult nurse from Wiltshire, on 5 February 2026. The committee found charges of misconduct proved, including medication administration errors and failure to escalate a deteriorating patient. The order lasts 12 months and includes requirements for supervision and a personal development plan.