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Regulation & Employment
All posts relating to industry Regulation and to Employment Issues.
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...
Voluntary or Agreed Removal – podcast
Our panel of experts sat down to discuss the new NMC policy of Agreed Removal, which replaces Voluntary Removal. Cathryn Watters is NMCWatch's...
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...
Complicit regulation
Everyone is painfully aware of the state of the current situation with our Healthcare service. It is described as being at breaking point and that...
Rules and regs of FtP
The following are the rules and guidance that the FtP process falls under - this page will grow as we learn more Why meetings or hearings - am I...
Persecution or protection? Regulation unhinged…
Most members of our group show incredible resilience and cope with an incredibly stressful process that is far-reaching beyond the outcome at the...
Drafting of allegations / Charges
The NMC outlines why they have guidance on drafting of charges and it is fundamentally to ensure clarity, they state: "When we draft charges, we...
Struggling with employment during FtP
We are told by many of our members that they struggle to gain employment whilst under a Fitness to Practice investigation especially if they have an...
Moving on (first published May 2021)
The current situation with COVID-19 has put us all in unusual situations and has been extremely challenging. My employment for the last 3 years,...
Leaky buckets or Sinking ships?
As I braced the frosty morning today, defrosting the car windscreen, navigating the icy yard where my horse stood, breaking the ice on the water...
Tribunal case – damages for workplace harassment
Veakins v Kier Islington Ltd This case highlights the potential of seeking damages for work place bullying or harassment using the Protection from...
Sharne – case closed but employer suspends her anyway.
On the 15th January 2020 Sharne received the news she felt was never going to come. The panel concluded that there was no impairment and the case...
Independant Midwives – what’s the problem?
We have a number of independent midwives in the group now, and for those of us not working in that role, one of them answers questions in order to...
Stepping up at Employer Level
We are thrilled to have a commitment from our first NHS Trust to support our members seeking to gain employment whilst under Fitness to Practice...