by admin | Dec 13, 2020 | NMC Legal
In fitness to practise proceedings, the seriousness of a case is an important consideration which informs various stages of the regulatory processes for nurses and midwives. Generally speaking, the seriousness of a case will influence the speed of the investigation,...
by admin | Nov 25, 2020 | NMC Legal
Whilst there are many things about the virus that is devastating, one positive is that it forced upon healthcare regulators the need to reform, adapt and do so quickly. What this has shown is that fitness to practise regulation does not need to be drawn out, rigid...
by admin | Nov 15, 2020 | NMC Legal
A NMC statement on a nurse Lucy Letby charged with the murder confirmed that the issue will be given consideration by a virtual interim order hearing later this month. What is an interim order? The murder charge of nurse Lucy Letby, charged with the murder and...
by admin | Oct 11, 2020 | Case Study, NMC Legal
Kings View Chambers’ client was successfully restored to the NMC Register after being convicted of a serious dishonesty offence and having been removed from the register for nearly a decade. Speaking about the outcome of their case, the nurse said: “I would like to...
by admin | Sep 27, 2020 | NMC Legal
The UK’s healthcare regulators have published their annual whistleblowing report the 12 months from April 2019 to March 2020. Whistleblowing in Healthcare Regulation Whistleblowing is the term used when someone who works for an employer raises a concern about...
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | NMC Legal
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced its plans to resume face to face fitness to practise hearings. During the height of the Covid restrictions, the NMC scaled back its fitness to practise work. It cancelled fitness to practise hearings and...
