Blogs
Opinion
Posts that cover a more personal perspective on FtP, and ones that practice the art of Reflection directly.
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...
Are regulators enabling poor culture?
This week we saw the case of Michelle Cox win her ET against racial discrimination (Ms Cox V NHS...
The fight against Goliath
One of our group has taken to crowdfunding so that we can help her with representation for her...
Failure to Protect
The NMC Annual report for 2021 – 2022: 5,291 new concerns 3,843 closed and not investigated 1,448...
Complicit regulation
Everyone is painfully aware of the state of the current situation with our Healthcare service. It...
Cost of hearing: TH (2022)
TH was faced with 60 charges against him - revolving around dishonesty. On day 6 of his hearing...
New approach to NMC backlog?
The latest annual review from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has brought yet again the...
Cockroaches and Mayhem: a nurse’s life
First published 19 May 2018 This time last weekend I was swapping stories with old friends...
Reflection
Moving on (first published May 2021)
The current situation with COVID-19 has put us all in unusual situations and has been extremely...
CW 2017-2018 – costs of hearing, loss of passion
Based on a Freedom Of Information request and court costs observed during an appeal case at the...
Just not Culture
First posted on December 12, 2019. Last week saw Ms El Karout returned to the NMC for the hearing...
Leaky buckets or Sinking ships?
As I braced the frosty morning today, defrosting the car windscreen, navigating the icy yard where...
5 Little words
First published 19 Aug 2017 by Cathryn Watters. "Order Revoked with Immediate Effect" After...
Lessons in law
First published 27 June 2017, by Cathryn Watters. For those of you who read “Life’s Never Simple”...
Life’s rich tapestry
First published 24 April 2017, by Cathryn Watters One of the best things about us running our...
Life’s never simple
First published 1 April 2017, by Cathryn Watters Why is it just as you think life is mellowing...