Template letters
This is a selection of template letters that will be useful for you to use during your FtP and beyond.
Cases we have helped advocate
This list gives the basic information about each case that we have been involved with in recent years. Due to the sensitive nature of what we do, and unless otherwise indicated, we have kept the information anonymous and brief to enable those we support to move on...
Providing context
The NMC has improved the investigation process of referral cases by trying to gather as much information as possible from all parties involved around context. What led up to events? What other things happened? Is there anything unusual that happened which made the...
Virtual Fitness to practice hearings: a guide for registrants and witnesses
We are grateful to the Nursing Standard for again raising issues in regards to FtP process - please read the article below or click to read on Nursing Standard (subscription required). Erin Dean Posted 18 June 2021 - 18:00 What every NMC registrant needs to know about...
What is a case conference?
A Case Conference is a meeting - usually by phone but can be done by online meeting between your legal representative and the NMC case presenter. The legal assessor and sometimes the chair of the panel will attend to ensure fairness and transparency. If these two are...
Appealing an Interim Review Order
This template has been put together by Human Rights Action and shared with us to help anyone considering challenging the outcome of an interim order review. *** Date *** Re NAME ** PIN ** This is an appeal of the Interim Review Order of ** DATE ** The reason for the...
Get your MP to help
Many of you have said you are willing to write to your Member of Parliament in order to try to raise the profile of the issues we are raising. If you are unsure who your MP is or where to write to them this is a useful site. Feel free to use this template: --- Date:...
Coping with the effects of FtP
We understand how stressful the FtP process is and one thing is for sure it is likely to go on for quite a while. Therefore we always recommend you access some counselling so that you can have a robust support system to help you cope. You may at the moment feel like...
A personal reflection
Here is an example of one reflection - this registrant was struck off the nursing register but appealed as a self-litigant in the High Court and was able to get the strike off removed and replaced with a 2-month suspension order. The judge agreed with the registrant...
Dishonesty explored
The Nurses Defence Service has produced this guidance on nurses accused of dishonesty. ______________________ Each year a number of nurses are referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for alleged dishonest conduct. Dishonesty can take many guises. Obvious...