by admin | Mar 28, 2021 | NMC Legal
An important consultation to overhaul fitness to practise has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care. This week, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) launched what has been described as a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to overhaul...
by admin | Mar 20, 2021 | NMC Legal
The Nursing & Midwifery Council The NMC makes clear that remediation is central to deciding whether a nurse, midwife or nursing associate’s fitness to practise is impaired. When assessing remediation, decision makers at various stages of the NMC’s fitness to...
by admin | Mar 7, 2021 | NMC Legal
Fitness to practise includes health – both physical and mental. With adverse health, what should be considered and when is a fitness to practise referral appropriate? Health in Fitness to Practise Health is an important consideration in fitness to practise. Health...
by admin | Feb 20, 2021 | NMC Legal
An overview of the NMC’s updated guidance on the role of midwives including scope, standards & fitness to practise. Practising as a midwife in the UK The new guidance, “Practising as a midwife in the UK”, contains sections relating to each of our statutory...
by admin | Feb 17, 2021 | NMC Legal
Reflection and demonstrating insight are important in fitness to practise proceedings but what is the significance of these and what does insight look like in practice? When things go wrong Fitness to practise investigations and sanctions exist to protect the public...
by admin | Feb 7, 2021 | NMC Legal
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) has issued new fitness to practise guidance for employers to help them decide whether a concern should be referred to the NMC or not. Employer Referrals According to the NMC’s data, in 2019-2020, it received 1,800 referrals...
