NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 98I6081E
Elaine Paula Ward
Elaine Paula Ward, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 98I6081E). Most recent decision: Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) on 15 June 2026 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) for 18 months, decided 15 June 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
Nursing and Midwifery Councilsubstantive hearing
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 18 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Elaine Paula Ward, a children's nurse in Dorset, gave medication meant for one child to another without verifying the patient's identity, recorded the medicine as given when it was not, and administered a milk feed through a nasogastric tube when the pH level was too high. The panel found her fitness to practise impaired and imposed an 18-month conditions of practice order.
Practitioner details
- Specialty
- Children's nursing
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