Other Advocacy Services
Other advocacy services offered by our team of public access defence barristers.
When should you seek legal advice during a fitness to practise investigation?
Fitness to practise investigations are complex, formal and adversarial. Early access to expert legal advice is crucial to positive outcomes.
No further action for nurse in ‘incorrect entry’ case
Kings View Chambers secure no case to answer for nurse who made a mistake in their re-registration and revalidation.
Responding to an Interim Order Extension Application
Interim Orders temporarily suspend or restrict practice. Healthcare regulators can apply to extend IOs and professionals should exercise their right to challenge these applications.
Why health and care professionals trust Kings View Chambers
With over 30 years combined experience, Kings View Chambers have established itself as one of the best when it comes to fitness to practise defence.
Fitness to Practise in the Present Tense
Current impairment looks at fitness to practise at the point of consideration, in the present tense, not at the time in the past.
Kings View successful in revocation of NMC Interim Conditions of Practice
Kings View successfully obtain revocation of NMC Interim Conditions of Practice for a nurse facing allegations about her behaviour during COVID.
Kings View successful in revocation of NMC Interim Conditions of Practice
Kings View successfully obtain revocation of NMC Interim Conditions of Practice for a nurse facing allegations about her behaviour during COVID.
Kings View client avoids NMC suspension
This case involves 2 separate referrals made to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) by different employers for related matters. The nurse, GG, was at risk of an Interim Order of Suspension that put his new employment in jeopardy.
Kings View client avoids NMC suspension
This case involves referrals made to the NMC by employers & the nurse risked an Interim Order of Suspension.
An in-depth look at Remediation in Fitness to Practise
Reflection is to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation.
An in-depth look at Insight in Fitness to Practise
Reflection is important to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation.
An in-depth look at Reflection in Fitness to Practise
Reflection is important for any healthcare professional to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong and from this to demonstrate remediation.
Fitness to Practise: Confidentiality and Data Protection
Healthcare professionals have a duty to treat information about service users as confidential, and failure may result in impaired fitness to practise.
Should you engage with your regulator during a fitness to practise investigation?
Should you respond to your regulator? What should you say? We look at the importance of engaging with your regulator.
Appealing a Fitness to Practise Determination – Rakoczy v General Medical Council
In this case, the High Court refused an application to extend the time for an appeal, restating the correct legal analysis.
Allegations of dishonesty thrown out by NMC fitness to practise panel thanks to Kings View Chambers
A NMC fitness to practise panel has thrown out all the NMC’s allegations of dishonest conduct made against our client.
Fit to Practise – An Explanation of the Restoration Process
If you have been struck off, you can apply for restoration. The process is complicated and evidence has shown legal representation is key to success.
Kings View persuaded NMC not to open an investigation
Kings View persuaded NMC not to open an investigation in a case involving a nurse who signed as a checker when they had not personally witnessed the care.