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NMC Insight and Strengthened Practice

NMC Insight and Strengthened Practice

NMC Fitness to Practise The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) does not have a definitive definition of fitness to practise.  Broadly speaking, however, when the NMC refers to fitness to practise, it says: “Fitness to practise is about managing the risk that a...
NMC Insight and Strengthened Practice

NMC’s ‘Agreed Removal’ Explained

The NMC is “taking a different approach” to requests from nurses to be removed from the register when they are subject to fitness to practise concerns – ‘agreed removal’. What is agreed removal? Under the Nursing & Midwifery Council’s (NMC) statutory rules,...
What does the NMC mean by fitness to practise “impairment”?

What does the NMC mean by fitness to practise “impairment”?

Impairment is defined in the present tense.  Key to considering current impairment, is insight and remediation – seeking legal advice at the earliest possible opportunity is important. NMC Fitness to Practise The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) does not have a...
NMC Insight and Strengthened Practice

Incorrect or Fraudulent Entries on the NMC Register

The NMC will investigate allegations about whether an entry on its register is fraudulent or incorrect, and will act if an entry is fraudulent.  I look at the types of NMC entries, when an entry might be considered fraudulent, and the powers available to the NMC....
NMC meetings and panels explained

NMC meetings and panels explained

Conclusion of NMC Investigations – A brief overview At the conclusion of a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) investigation, case examiners might make the decision to refer the case to a NMC’s Fitness to Practise Committee. The decision by case examiners are reviewed...