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.
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Decisions and hearings
- 7 April 2026 · Nursing and Midwifery Council · substantive hearingPractising 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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