NMC moving away from “remediation”

The NMC are moving away from using ‘remediation’ to ‘strengthening practice’, a more “positive and accessible terminology” to “better encourage” professionals to engage early on with their fitness to practise process. What is ‘strengthening practice’ that...
Racial discrimination, nursing and fitness to practise

Racial discrimination, nursing and fitness to practise

The recent case of Melanie Hayes has attracted substantial public interest.  We look at the case and how the outcome will impact NMC fitness to practise decisions in the future. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) v Melanie Hayes The details of the charges relating to...
Kings View Chambers secure no case to answer for nurse

Nurse avoids NMC suspension

Kings View persuaded a NMC fitness to practise panel to impose the least serious sanction in a case relating to issue of drug administration and dishonesty. In a case that has been ongoing for some years, our client LM faced a fitness to practise hearing relating to...