who we are
Meet the CiC committee
Our Committee has a wealth of experience across a broad range of healthcare practices.
Our Directors lead many of our activities, and are:
Cathryn Watters
Founder and Director
Referred to the NMC in 2017, Cathryn challenged a strike-off order and managed to get her registration back after self-litigating in the High Court.
“This opened my eyes to how frightening the experience is and how easily you can lose your career. My vision for NMCW is to ensure no one has to go through the process on their own.”
Read more of Cathryn’s story here about why she founded NMCWatch.
Peter Bates
Director of Finance
Peter is a retired social researcher with a background in geography and economics. He has been a member of the Institute of Information Scientists, Market Research Society and the Royal Statistical Society.
He worked on research and policy issues in higher education and in local government, and finally for a charity which advised voluntary groups that support disabled people. Peter has a wider interest in health as chair of a Patient Participation Group, and as lay member of a Faculty of the RCGP.
He became interested in NMCWatch after his daughter went through a drawn-out process which ended with the panel concluding that there were no concerns about her Fitness to Practice as a nurse.
Anaar Sajoo
Director - Associated health care professionals
Anaar comes from an allied healthcare setting and is a Genetic Counsellor. She joined NMCWatch when she was unable to find similar organisations involved with her own regulator.
Simon Holborn
Director - FtP and HR lead
Simon has a unique skill set having worked as a police officer, a nurse and a lawyer. He has been with NMCWatch from the beginning, supporting Cathryn with her vision and helping mould the group to where it is today. He is calm in a crisis but also honest about potential outcomes, he will not tell you what you want to hear but what you need to hear. Simon recently completed his Mental Health First Aid qualification with MIND.
Have you been referred to the NMC? Contact us as early as possible if you need our support.
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Support staff
Secretaries & Admins
We always need two or three people who fulfil the role of secretaries for the CIC committee. As well as prepping for and attending committee meetings, our secretaries help ensure other administrative tasks are completed and recorded.
Lead roles
Lead roles available
We are looking for additional leads who attend committee meetings approximately 3 times a year to feedback on their roles:
Neurodiversity lead
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Our Admin team
All our services need admins and secretaries who deal with day-to-day issues.