NurseNursing and Midwifery Council 97I4456E
Sara Morrissey
Sara Morrissey, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 97I4456E). Most recent decision: Practising with restrictions (the regulator’s term: conditions on practice) on 21 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 21 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 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.
Practitioner details
- Specialty
- Learning Disabilities
Sources
All facts on this page are drawn from publicly published sources of UK healthcare regulators. MedicWatch does not editorialise the regulator’s findings.
Spot something incorrect?
If a fact on this page is wrong, or you believe the page should not be published, please submit a correction or takedown request. Each request is reviewed against the source determinations.