NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 96H0218E
Deborah Ann Povall
Deborah Ann Povall, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 96H0218E). Most recent decision: Practising with restrictions (the regulator’s term: conditions on practice) on 7 April 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Practising with restrictions (the regulator’s term: conditions on practice) for 1 year, decided 7 April 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
What does “practising with restrictions” mean?
Conditions of practice allow the practitioner to keep working but only subject to specific restrictions — for example, supervision, limits on certain procedures, or required reporting to the regulator.
View the source determination on Nursing and Midwifery Council
Decisions and hearings
Nursing and Midwifery Councilsubstantive hearing
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.
Practitioner details
- Specialty
- Adult
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