Kings View represented a nurse, FA, who was facing a fitness to practise investigation.  With Kings View’s assistance, NMC Case Examiners find no case to answer.

Case Examiners – who are they?

At the conclusion of the initial investigation stage, if there is evidence that a health and care professional’s fitness to practise may be impaired, the case must be referred to the case examiners for more in depth consideration.  Case examiners are normally made up of both lay people and professionals in the area of regulation.

The case examiners are not asked to decide the facts of the case. They do not consider if the allegations made against a registrant are true or not true. The case examiners are required instead to consider if there is a real prospect that the allegation in the case could be proved and that, if proven, it would suggest that the registrant’s fitness to practise might be impaired.

Case examiners therefore are appointed with a statutory duty to make decisions, for example to close cases without further action, give advice, warnings, agree undertakings and referring some cases for a full hearing.

NMC fitness to practise defence barrister, Catherine Stock, said:

“This case demonstrates that when you make a mistake and when there are other environmental factors to consider, the extent to which you engage in gaining insight and take action to remediate, the far better the chance of a successful outcome. This case also demonstrates the benefit of taking positive meaningful training and mentorship and not simply relying on collecting CPD points.”

Our client, FA, said:

“I am immensely satisfied with the service that I received from Barrister Catherine Stock and her law chambers and will recommend this to anyone in need of a professional legal representation.”