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Support during your FtP investigation
NMCWatch supports nurses, midwives, and other healthcare professionals, going through Fitness to Practice investigations by their regulator or employer.
It took 286 days from the NMC committing to investigate its ‘established procedures’ to the publication of the Culture Review report.
It’s a start to change. But NMCWatch will continue to press for fundamental change to the NMC’s culture and procedures.
Our response to the NMC Culture Review report
The Nursing and Midwifery Council Independent Culture Review July 2024. Our statement on the Rise Associates report. In response to the report released today we have made several observations and pulled out 10 themes that need urgent attention. Theme 1: “At...
Letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting: Reform the NMC - currently not Fit to Practice
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This Day
Poem By Cathryn Watters
A poem dedicated to the 27 nurses and midwives who died before the closure of their Fitness to Practice case. We know at least 16 of these died by suicide and suspect more.
Currently, the NMC is not doing any risk assessment to determine how to minimise risk to those who are vulnerable. We are trying to change that.
What we do
How we help
Buddy Scheme
A 1-2-1 service that aims to reduce the isolation and take the fear out of the FtP process.
Buddies are assigned from the same registry level and have concluded their own FtP cases.
Up to 10 hours to explore the impact and develop coping strategies.
Signposting for legal advice and other specific support areas, including financial.
Legal Advocacy
Following the success of our Advocacy Programme pilot, we have secured a long-term plan for assisting with fitness to practice cases.
This is in response to the many registrants who have no other options available or have found the alternatives have given them unsatisfactory results.
Peer Support Group
- Free online support to nurses and midwives via a closed Facebook page.
- Peer support to those suffering from the effects of the process.
- Linking to others in the same geographical area to give local support.
- Signposting to other organisations which can assist.
Support Us
We’ve helped over 500 registrants get through FtP. So far.
Since 2017 we have helped hundreds of healthcare professionals through their FtP process.
Thanks to our Buddy Scheme and Advocacy Programme pilots, this help is now more formalised and refined. Although we get some limited funding, we always welcome more financial support in order to maintain these services at the highest levels.
If you or someone you know has been through a Fitness to Practice investigation you understand how crucial our work can be. So, if you are able to make a donation to enable us to help others, we would be very grateful.
Direct support
500+
Nurses and Midwives who have been through FtP
Advocacy programme
49
Registrants who have received legal assistance from NMCWatch
Buddy scheme
61
Registrants buddied so far
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