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Behaviour, attitude and fitness to practise
Evidence of a registrant’s behaviour and attitude during and after an incident and during fitness to practise proceedings is vitally important. We have represented healthcare professionals facing fitness to practise proceedings for many years. In our experience of...
Record number of nurses but ageing concerns remain
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is reporting record number of nurses but remain concerned about aging workforce.
Police cautions – do I need to declare a caution?
Cautions must be declared to healthcare regulatory bodies such as the NMC. There is often uncertainty over cautions, what they are and whether they should be declared.
No fraudulent conduct in NMC case secured by NMC Defence Barristers
NMC Defence Barristers have successfully argued against a complaint of a fraudulent entry to the NMC register for a nurse.
Reliance on hearsay evidence in NMC fitness to practise cases
El Karout -v- The Nursing and Midwifery Council [2019] EWHC 28 (Admin)
Whistleblowing to the NMC
Through the NMC’s whistleblowing procedure nurses can become subject to a fitness to practise procedure and face being struck off.
Disparity in NMC fitness to practise outcomes
The recent case of a Welsh nurse who was referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has reignited the debate about consistency in NMC fitness to practise decisions.
Context of incidents in NMC fitness to practise proceedings
An important aspect and change in the NMC’s fitness to practise approach is the fact that it now includes consideration of the context of a case.
NMC future strategy: 2020 – 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has set out its proposed 2020 to 2025 strategic themes for consultation.
NMC Revalidation Part 5: Right of Appeal
There are a number of outcomes from the revalidation process. Most nurses, midwives and/or nursing associates will successfully revalidate. However, there is the possibility that either a registrant is unable to complete the process within the prescribed timeframe...
NMC Revalidation Part 4: Declarations
As a final step in the revalidation process, nurses, midwives and nursing associates must undertake a number of declarations.
NMC Revalidation Part 3: Reflection
An important aspect of revalidation is evidence of good reflective practice by nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
NMC Revalidation Part 2: CPD
A principal requirement in the revalidation process is evidence of continued professional development or CPD.
NMC Revalidation Part 1: Revalidation
Revalidation is a process that every registered nurse, midwife and nursing associate must go through every three years to show they continue to be competent to practise. The NMC introduced a revalidation requirement in April 2016 and between April 2016 and March 2019,...
Government proposals to reform NMC fitness to practise process
The Government has set out plans to modernise fitness to practise processes and give healthcare regulators greater autonomy to be responsive to a fast-changing healthcare environment.
Reflective practice – Nurses and Midwives
The leaders of nine healthcare regulators, including the NMC, have signed a joint statement to stress the benefits of good reflection among healthcare professionals.
NMC to review post-registration standards
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will review post-registration standards after a review found it to have resulted in a ‘patchwork’ of advanced practice education.
Regulatory Sanctions and Serious Criminal Convictions
Healthcare Regulators consider cases involving dishonesty, sexual misconduct or criminal convictions as serious cases. In assessing seriousness Tribunals will look at any risk to the public.
NMC priorities for the following year announced
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has set out its priorities for the coming year as it prepares for their next 5-year plan.
NMC’s new return to practice standards
The NMC has published new return to practice standards on Monday 20 May 2019.
Private sector accused of poaching NHS nurses
The private sector has been accused of poaching NHS nurses by offering better training and working incentives.
Record number of nurses but mental health pressures remain
The latest NMC Register’ data report shows a record number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates on the register.
Government launch campaign to help nurses spot signs of ‘modern’ slavery
The Government has launched a campaign to help nurses and other frontline health workers spot the signs of modern slavery.
Fairness and transparency of NMC Fitness to Practise cases
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) is failing to meet key standards in its handling of Fitness to Practise cases according to the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Are nurses being dealt with more harshly than doctors in fitness to practise cases?
The author of a recent report comparing the outcome of two fitness to practise cases suggested that nurses are dealt with more harshly than doctors.
The importance of evidence in NMC hearings
The recent outcome of a High Court case illustrated the importance of evidence in Nursing and Midwifery Council hearings and sanctions.
EU nurse qualifications to be recognised in UK after Brexit
The Government has announced that EU nurses, midwives and nursing associates will have their qualifications and registration recognised in the UK whether the country leaves the EU with or without a deal.
NMC’s return to practice proposals
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced changed to its return to practice procedures to boots the nursing workforce.
What Brexit means for nursing and midwifery NMC registrations
With the UK’s departure from the EU being weeks away and no exit deal being agreed, what will this mean for foreign nurses, midwives and nursing associates working in the UK?
NMC fitness to practise hearings: Public or private?
When the competency of a nurse is called into question, they may be referred to a fitness to practise hearing. Is it always in the public interest to have these hearings in public?