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Template letters, forms, articles and other information that you might find useful during your FtP investigation and beyond.
What UK nurses and midwives should do when facing disciplinary proceedings.
Aug 2023 | Fitness to Practice, Resources
Advice for UK Nurses and Midwives Facing Disciplinary Proceedings in the Workplace. Facing...
Mental Health First Aid
Jul 2023 | Buddy Scheme, Resources
NMCWatch now have 9 qualified mental health first aiders as part of our core support.
Voluntary or Agreed Removal – podcast
May 2023 | Opinion, Podcast, Regulation, Resources
Our panel of experts sat down to discuss the new NMC policy of Agreed Removal, which replaces...
Further Support
Sep 2022 | Fitness to Practice, Resources
Links to organisations that we either work closely with or you might find useful. Bloom provides a...
Drafting of allegations / Charges
Aug 2022 | Buddy Scheme, Fitness to Practice, Regulation, Resources
The NMC outlines why they have guidance on drafting of charges and it is fundamentally to ensure...
Legislation behind the NMC
Aug 2022 | Resources
Consolidated text versions of NMC legislation The order Legislation Short description PDF link The...
Consent to Disclosure form
Aug 2022 | Resources
If we are assisting you with your case the NMC will require a consent form from you - ask them to...
Revalidation FAQs
Aug 2022 | Resources
We have had a few people referred to the NMC due to not completing revalidation properly - some...
Subject Access Request Letter
Aug 2022 | Resources, Templates
Letter template [Your full address] [Phone number and email ] [The date] [Name and address of the...
Subject Access Requests
Aug 2022 | Resources
Subject Access Requests ( SAR ) are a really useful thing to do when preparing for your case...
Case Studies
Case study 24: Midwife’s No Case To Answer incurs massive hearing costs
Aug 2024 | Case Studies
An independent midwife was referred to the NMC five years ago. She had worked with a client who...
Case study 22 – Upholding transparency and fairness: NMC must reform procedures for evidence disclosure and accountability
Feb 2024 | Case Studies, Fitness to Practice, Regulation
This midwife qualified in 2014 and began her career working at a Trust in North-East England...
Diary of a Registrant accused
Feb 2024 | Case Studies, Employment Issues, Fitness to Practice, Reflection
This is a direct account from a member of NMCWatch who has consented for us to publish, but who...
Case Study 21: a success story of remediation, employment, and support
Jan 2024 | Case Studies
This nurse was referred to the NMC at the end of 2022. She had an initial interim condition of...
Case Study 20: case closed following effective advocacy and buddying
Aug 2023 | Case Studies
The case was closed at screening after only 5 months from referral. This nurse had made a drug...
Case Study 19 – £33,580 FtP case costs for a nurse who was always going to retire.
Aug 2023 | Case Studies, Fitness to Practice, Opinion
Doreen came to us in May 2023 after she had attended the first part of her Fitness to Practice...
Case Study 18: Investigations need more speed and transparency from NMC
May 2023 | Case Studies, Fitness to Practice
It took nearly 4 years for new nurse Jo to receive no case to answer despite her full compliance...
Case Study 17: Second victim
May 2023 | Case Studies, Fitness to Practice
Healthcare professionals, including those registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC),...
Case Study 16: returning after suspension
Apr 2023 | Case Studies
In 2017 Mary was referred to the NMC with 12 allegations. She had no representation at the time so...
Can regulators unpick toxic culture and its impact on patient safety?
Apr 2023 | Case Studies, Opinion
The Professional Standards Authority ( PSA ) in chapter 4 of Safer Care for All, have raised...
Templates – letters, forms, statements, etc
Subject Access Request Letter
Aug 2022 | Resources, Templates
Letter template [Your full address] [Phone number and email ] [The date] [Name and address of the...
Undertakings – an example
Jun 2022 | Fitness to Practice, Resources, Templates
This registrant has let us use her undertakings as an example - she successfully negotiated this...
Struggling with employment during FtP
Apr 2022 | Employment Issues, Fitness to Practice, Resources, Templates
We are told by many of our members that they struggle to gain employment whilst under a Fitness to...
Challenging NMC application to extend interim order
Jan 2022 | Resources, Templates
The NMC state on its website: "If it becomes necessary to extend an interim order timeframe, we...
Impact statements
Jan 2022 | Resources, Templates
The criminal justice system has used impact statements for a while now. Although they are rarely...
Appealing an Interim Review Order
May 2021 | Appeals, Resources, Templates
This template has been put together by Human Rights Action and shared with us to help anyone...
Get your MP to help
May 2021 | Resources, Templates
Many of you have said you are willing to write to your Member of Parliament in order to try to...
A personal reflection
Apr 2021 | Reflection, Resources, Templates
Here is an example of one reflection - this registrant was struck off the nursing register but...
Attending Hearings: can people attend during Covid?
Apr 2021 | Resources, Templates
During the pandemic hearings are continuing but happening virtually rather than in person....