by admin | Jun 27, 2020 | NMC Legal
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has revealed that fitness to practise proceedings could soon resume and an end of other emergency measures it imposed. The resumption of NMC fitness to practise hearings will be discussed the next NMC council meeting. It is...
by admin | Jun 20, 2020 | Case Study, NMC Legal
Follow Follow Kings View Chambers have helped a nurse successfully appeal against summary dismissal for breach of data protection. JM instructed health and care defence barrister Catherine Stock to provide legal advice on her case, draft grounds for appeal and...
by admin | Jun 6, 2020 | NMC Legal
In the context of healthcare fitness to practise, the use of social media might not appear important or relevant. However, misuse of social media by health and care professionals can lead to fitness to practise investigations and sanctions. In this article, I will...
by admin | May 10, 2020 | NMC Legal
The Nursing & Midwifery Council’s (NMC) next five-year strategy has been approved. A fitness to practise view on the strategy. NMC Strategy The strategy is based on three key roles that underpin the NMC’s purpose: Regulate: We promote and uphold high standards,...
by admin | Apr 18, 2020 | NMC Legal
The Professional Standards Authority’s annual review of Nursing and Midwifery Council found it has not met all fitness to practise standards. The PSA’s annual performance review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council was undertaken to assess whether they are meeting the...
by admin | Apr 12, 2020 | Case Study, NMC Legal
Kings View Chambers secure a finding of no case to answer for a nurse accused of dishonesty in relation to post graduate course funding and signing off clinical competencies. Commenting on the case, leading NMC defence barrister, Catherine Stock said: “This case...
