by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow The results of the 2018 NHS staff survey have been published and staff errors “that could have hurt patients” is at a five year high. The survey results stated that almost 28% of the almost half a million respondents reported seeing an error,...
by admin | Feb 23, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Health Secretary has put forward plans that will see NHS staff’s access to mental health support services being fast-tracked. As part of the proposals by the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, doctors, nurses and other frontline NHS staff...
by admin | Feb 16, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is consulting on new draft midwifery standards.These standards sets out what midwives need to know and be able to do in order to be registered with the NMC and practise as a midwife in the UK.The...
by admin | Feb 6, 2019 | NMC Legal
The NMC have launched their new fitness to practise strategy. They claim this will be a move from a blame culture to a just culture. Whilst some of the proposals should allow issues to be dealt with a local level much of their strategy relies upon...
by admin | Feb 3, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow eing fit to practise requires a nurse, midwife or nursing associate to have the skills, knowledge, health and character to do their job safely and effectively. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will investigate allegations made that...
by admin | Sep 7, 2017 | NMC Legal
The NMC have introduced recent changes to the powers conferred on their case examiners. This brings the NMC more closely aligned to the GMC in the way they consider cases. The Case Examiners powers now include: Giving Advice The advice is given privately to the nurse...
