The Professional Standards Authority ( PSA ) in chapter 4 of Safer Care for All, have raised...
Category
Hearings
Grounds of appeal
Mar 2023 | Appeals, Case Studies
Recently we attended an appeal hearing of a midwife, who was taking to the High Court the decision...
Whistleblowing regulation event
Mar 2023 | News, Opinion, Regulation
Today I was delighted to be invited to speak at the Whistleblowers UK event looking at their plans...
Case Study 15 – mentored return to practice
Mar 2023 | Case Studies
In April 2021 Raj contacted us following a referral to the NMC. Originally Raj had union...
Case Study 14 – prolonged no case to answer
Mar 2023 | Case Studies
In May 2021 Miay was referred to the NMC by a member of the public. She qualified in the UK in...
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...
Life after No Case to Answer
Feb 2023 | Buddy Scheme, Opinion, Reflection
One Whirlwind Week Life After No Case to AnswerIt’s coming two years now since my Hearing. It took...
Are regulators enabling poor culture?
Feb 2023 | Fitness to Practice, Opinion
This week we saw the case of Michelle Cox win her ET against racial discrimination (Ms Cox V NHS...
The fight against Goliath
Feb 2023 | Fitness to Practice, Opinion
One of our group has taken to crowdfunding so that we can help her with representation for her...
Cycle of insanity
Feb 2023 | Fitness to Practice
Today we see our colleagues on strike again for two consecutive days. Now more than ever our...