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Press stories about NMCWatch, and articles from other media outlets that cover the issues we are so passionate about.
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 longer fit for purpose? PSA report is...
Vassanta Suddock – a true inspiration
Today I found out the sad news that Vassanta has died. I met Vassanta when I was going through my own Fitness to Practice process and it was she who...
A strike on heavens door: Angels in the NHS stand up and say “enough”
Simon Holborn LLB Assoc. CIPD TechIOSH The United Kingdom is currently experiencing a surge in strikes among nurses and doctors. These strikes...
Whistleblowing regulation event
Today I was delighted to be invited to speak at the Whistleblowers UK event looking at their plans for the Office for the Whistleblower. UK...
Bias in NMC referrals and the nurses most at risk.
Black and Asian nurses are more likely to face fitness to practise proceedings - and to have their cases dropped early. So what can be done to end...
Article on cruelty of GMC process ( Spectator, August 2022 )
The petty cruelty of the GMC This is a summary of the article from The Spectator magazine, 20 August 2022. *** The article criticizes the General...
Telegraph article on Izzy Amaro (August 2022)
'Every time I close my eyes, he is with me': a former nurse on life after a manslaughter conviction. Isabel Amaro received a suspended sentence...
Articles of relevance
Can you dismiss a whistleblower for a breakdown in the relationships that follows whistleblowing?NMC sanctions Band 6 nurse Elizabeth Ashton for...
Press articles re NMCW
We have been lucky enough to be supported by the Nursing and wider press in various articles to raise the profile of our work - this section...