by kvcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has developed eight new commitments it will apply when investigating and dealing with fitness to practise concerns. The relevance of context and contextual factors are not new in fitness to practise....
by kvcadmin | Mar 28, 2021 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow An important consultation to overhaul fitness to practise has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care. This week, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) launched what has been described as a “once in a lifetime”...
by kvcadmin | Mar 20, 2021 | NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Nursing & Midwifery Council The NMC makes clear that remediation is central to deciding whether a nurse, midwife or nursing associate’s fitness to practise is impaired. When assessing remediation, decision makers at various stages of...
by kvcadmin | Mar 7, 2021 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Fitness to practise includes health – both physical and mental. With adverse health, what should be considered and when is a fitness to practise referral appropriate? Health in Fitness to Practise Health is an important consideration in...
by kvcadmin | Feb 28, 2021 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow This question is the subject of a consultation by the PSA on broader engagement with stakeholders when assessing the performance of healthcare regulators. The Professional Standards Authority consultation, Assessing risk: what’s the best way...
by kvcadmin | Feb 20, 2021 | NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow An overview of the NMC’s updated guidance on the role of midwives including scope, standards & fitness to practise. Practising as a midwife in the UK The new guidance, “Practising as a midwife in the UK”, contains sections relating to each...
