by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | NMC Legal
The recent case of a Welsh nurse who was referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has reignited the debate about consistency in NMC fitness to practise decisions. In the case, a Welsh nurse used patient’s vagina as ventriloquist’s dummy ‘to amuse...
by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | NMC Legal
We recently reported on the NMC Defence Barrister’s Facebook page on a couple of Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) decisions that took into account the context of incidents when deciding on any sanctions to be imposed. In the first reported case, the Evening Times...
by admin | Jul 4, 2019 | Case Study
NMC Defence Barristers secure a quick resolution for nurse who recently accepted a police caution. “I took the service of Catherine Stock to represent me with regards to my case with NMC Fitness to Practice. We were still on the process of gathering information,...
by admin | Apr 15, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow he recent outcome of a High Court case illustrated the importance of evidence in Nursing and Midwifery Council hearings and sanctions. Muckamore Abbey Hospital Concerns about patient safety at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Northern Ireland were...
by admin | Mar 31, 2019 | NMC Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced changed to its return to practice procedures to boots the nursing workforce. Foreign nurses and midwives who want to practise in the UK must comply with UK fitness to practise standards. ...
