In the Royal Court of Justice last month, the Judge, Mr Philip Mott QC, rejected the Nursing...
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Fitness to Practice
Sharne – case closed but employer suspends her anyway.
May 2021 | Employment Issues, Fitness to Practice
On the 15th January 2020 Sharne received the news she felt was never going to come. The panel...
Kenny
May 2021 | Fitness to Practice, Reflection
Late one morning my mobile went. It was Kenny we'd never met but he had found one of our cards at...
High Court Judgements: PSA v NMC (2019)
Apr 2021 | Appeals, Fitness to Practice, Resources
Justice Farbey (09.05.19) in the case of the Professional Standards Authority V's Nursing and...
Determining seriousness at FtP: a legal view
Apr 2021 | Fitness to Practice, Opinion
Barrister Stephen McCaffery has shared this blog with us about the FtP process. We hope you find...
Defamation of character – do I have a case?
Apr 2021 | Fitness to Practice, Resources
It seems common sense that if someone during the FtP process has deliberately lied or caused harm...
Case closed: what does that mean?
Apr 2021 | Fitness to Practice, Resources
The NMC will provide the referrer and you with a detailed response if they choose to close the...
Stepping up at Employer Level
Apr 2021 | Employment Issues, Fitness to Practice
We are thrilled to have a commitment from our first NHS Trust to support our members seeking to...
Virtual versus In-Person hearings
Mar 2021 | Fitness to Practice, Press
The Nursing Times examines whether the NMC's plans to continue with virtual hearings post-pandemic...
It’s the little things that make the difference
Mar 2021 | Fitness to Practice
We put together a signatory letter from our group. members on the aspect of how the NMC send out...