Published regulator decisions
UK nurses and midwives suspended from practice in 2026
A suspension is a time-limited pause on the right to practise. The source determination explains the period, review arrangements, and the regulator's reasons. This page is generated from source-backed determinations already published on MedicWatch.
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63 total
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Patience Kandenga, while caring for a vulnerable child at home in March 2021, made inaccurate records, failed to follow the care plan, used her phone and slept on a waking shift, and acted dishonestly about the records she created. The panel decided her fitness to practise is currently impaired and imposed a 9-month suspension order with a review, plus an 18-month interim suspension order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Henson, an adult nurse, made sexually motivated comments and engaged in harassing conduct towards two female colleagues, including locking an office door and trying to kiss one colleague after suggesting she meet him about training. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by misconduct and imposed a six-month suspension order. No interim order was imposed because the panel concluded the risk of repetition was low.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Malik Spencer's fitness to practise was impaired in a Health case heard entirely in private. The panel imposed a suspension order for 12 months with a review hearing at the end of that period, and an interim suspension order of 18 months to cover any appeal. The substantive details of the charges were not made public because the hearing was held under Rule 19.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse James Campbell Murray had committed serious misconduct on 22 July 2022 at NHS Fife by shouting and swearing at a senior colleague and engaging in a sexualised conversation about children in a clinical setting. The panel found his fitness to practise was impaired on public interest grounds and imposed a suspension order for six months, with a review hearing at the end of that period. No interim order was imposed.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive meeting for Denis Sally in a lack of competence case. The cover page records proved facts for Charges 1i, 1ii, 1iii, 1iv, 2i, 2ii, 2iii, 2iv, 2v, 2vi, 3i, 3ii, 3iii, 4i, 4ii, 4iii, 4iv. It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a suspension order for 12 months. The published document gives the full reasons and underlying charge details.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
Tracy Patricia Mottram (nee Farrell)
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review hearing for Tracy Patricia Mottram (nee Farrell) in a health case. The panel was reviewing Tracy Patricia Mottram (nee Farrell)'s existing Conditions of practice order (12 months). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a suspension order for 12 months. The published document gives limited detail because the hearing was held wholly or partly in private.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 8 months
The NMC found that Miss Lucy Pollard, a registered learning disabilities nurse, had her fitness to practise found impaired by reason of misconduct. The substantive hearing was held entirely in private under Rule 19. The panel found four charges proved and imposed a suspension order running until 6 October 2026.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The NMC found that Jophil George's fitness to practise was impaired after proved findings about unwanted sexual conduct towards a colleague, including hugging, kissing and touching. The panel found some charges not proved, and found sexual motivation only for some proved conduct. It imposed a six-month suspension order with review and an 18-month interim suspension order.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC Fitness to Practise Committee held a substantive order review hearing for Lenora Fancita Collins-Carty in a health case. The panel was reviewing Lenora Fancita Collins-Carty's existing Conditions of practice order (3 years). It recorded fitness to practise as impaired. The panel imposed a suspension order for 12 months. The published document gives limited detail because the hearing was held wholly or partly in private.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a suspension order on Deborah Stevenson, a registered adult nurse from Hampshire and Isle of Wight, on 12 February 2026. The committee found charges of misconduct proved including repeated breaches of professional boundaries with patients and bullying and harassment of colleagues while working as a Community Staff Nurse at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. The suspension order lasts 9 months.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a suspension order on Cali Maxamuud, a registered mental health nurse from Bedfordshire, on 10 February 2026. The committee found proved that Maxamuud made derogatory comments via WhatsApp about a vulnerable patient at Cygnet Hospital in 2019, including comments that the patient 'should be allowed to die'. The suspension order lasts 6 months and includes a review. Mr Maxamuud is currently subject to a DBS Barring decision.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Olivia Phillips, a nurse at Spencer Street Surgery, failed to carry out diabetic foot assessments on fifteen occasions between February and April 2024 and falsely recorded them as completed. The panel found this conduct dishonest and imposed a suspension order of 6 months. Given Olivia Phillips's significant insight, genuine remorse, and low risk of repetition, the panel found a striking-off order disproportionate.
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Alan Thomas Haugh, a registered nurse in Leeds, made racially abusive comments to colleagues, threw food at a colleague, acted aggressively toward a patient, and failed to complete patient notes. The panel found misconduct and impairment and imposed a suspension order of 12 months, noting some developing insight and mitigation but finding visible restriction from practice was required to maintain public confidence.