by admin | May 31, 2019 | NMC Legal
The NMC has published new return to practice standards on Monday 20 May 2019. A nurse, midwife or nursing associate must undertake a minimum number of practice hours to remain on, but also rejoin, the NMC register. However, there are cases where nurses, midwifes or...
by admin | May 18, 2019 | NMC Legal
The private sector has been accused of poaching NHS nurses by offering better training and working incentives. The news comes amidst a double whammy for the NHS that has suffered Health Education England’s CPD budget cuts since 2012 and existing, and in some cases,...
by admin | May 13, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow The latest NMC Register’ data report shows a record number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates on the register. The Register’ data report indicates around 8,000 more nurses, midwives and nursing associates that are now...
by admin | May 9, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Government has launched a campaign to help nurses and other frontline health workers spot the signs of modern slavery. The advertising and social media campaign was launched in West Yorkshire, the West Midlands and Cambridgeshire...
by admin | Apr 30, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow 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). This was the outcome NMC’s performance review for 2017-2018...
by admin | Apr 21, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow 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. In a paper published in the journal Nursing Ethics, Nathan Hodson, doctor and researcher,...
