Blogs
Fitness to Practice
All things FtP – including how and what to prepare in advance, our Buddy Scheme, Employment Issues and Regulation.
Response to FtP referrals data – Peter Bates of NMCWatch
On Tuesday 19 November, NMCWatch released data on the number of Fitness to Practice (FtP)...
The number of FtP referrals by NHS Trusts – data release
Today, NMCWatch is releasing a unique set of data on the number of fitness to practice (FtP)...
Another lost registrant?
Are overseas nurses and midwives being given a fair assessment to register in the UK, or is there...
Case study 22 – Upholding transparency and fairness: NMC must reform procedures for evidence disclosure and accountability
This midwife qualified in 2014 and began her career working at a Trust in North-East England...
Buddy Scheme
Mental Health First Aid
Nine members of NMCWatch are now mental health first aiders. We qualified in 2023 via the MHFA...
Being a Buddy. Why On Earth do I do it?
When I offered to write about why I became a Buddy I thought hard and decided to start with a...
Life after No Case to Answer
One Whirlwind Week Life After No Case to AnswerIt’s coming two years now since my Hearing. It took...
Buddying the Buddies: 1 year on
Last year we launched our buddy service with thanks to The Laura Hyde Foundation for giving us...
Drafting of allegations / Charges
The NMC outlines why they have guidance on drafting of charges and it is fundamentally to ensure...
Emotional support for nurses facing FtP proceedings – by registrants who’ve been there (Nursing Standard 2.8.21)
Kimberley Hackett - @kj_hackett Posted 02 August 2021 - 16:57 1 Volunteers needed to train...
Regulation & Employment issues
Job applications: disclosing past investigations is prejudicial and intrusive.
The issue of disclosing past investigations, particularly those that concluded with "no case to...
The number of FtP referrals by NHS Trusts – data release
Today, NMCWatch is releasing a unique set of data on the number of fitness to practice (FtP)...
Remember your Code of Conduct NMC Council
Letter to reg council members 20.8.24 Requesting vote of no confidence in Chair – Sir David Warren...
Moving on from FtP but no escape from disclosure.
Back in 2017 … Following my strike-off order, I was lucky to be able to return immediately to my...
Case study 22 – Upholding transparency and fairness: NMC must reform procedures for evidence disclosure and accountability
This midwife qualified in 2014 and began her career working at a Trust in North-East England...
Diary of a Registrant accused
This is a direct account from a member of NMCWatch who has consented for us to publish, but who...
Do regulators have a responsibility to safeguard those under investigation?
Warning – this article may be triggering. Issues around suicide, mental health, and depression are...
The NMC is still failing with FtP.
We ask, does it want to change, or is this lack of insight too ingrained in a process that is no...