Blogs
Opinion & Reflection
Posts that cover a more personal perspective on FtP, and ones that practice the art of Reflection directly.
The NMC Code: How professional tenets became weaponised and meaningless
This is a guest post from Deborah Hughes of The Midwives Haven. Background to The Code When I...
Case Study 19 – £33,580 FtP case costs for a nurse who was always going to retire.
Doreen came to us in May 2023 after she had attended the first part of her Fitness to Practice...
Voluntary or Agreed Removal – podcast
Our panel of experts sat down to discuss the new NMC policy of Agreed Removal, which replaces...
A strike on heavens door: Angels in the NHS stand up and say “enough”
Simon Holborn LLB Assoc. CIPD TechIOSH The United Kingdom is currently experiencing a surge in...
Can regulators unpick toxic culture and its impact on patient safety?
The Professional Standards Authority ( PSA ) in chapter 4 of Safer Care for All, have raised...
Whistleblowing regulation event
Today I was delighted to be invited to speak at the Whistleblowers UK event looking at their plans...
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
One Whirlwind Week Life After No Case to AnswerIt’s coming two years now since my Hearing. It took...
Reflection
Diary of a Registrant accused
This is a direct account from a member of NMCWatch who has consented for us to publish, but who...
Letter to investigation of NMC culture & whistleblowing
NMCWatch and Midwives Haven have written a letter to the KC investigating the Nursing and...
Vassanta Suddock – a true inspiration
Today I found out the sad news that Vassanta has died. I met Vassanta when I was going through my...
Being a Buddy. Why On Earth do I do it?
When I offered to write about why I became a Buddy I thought hard and decided to start with a...
Life after No Case to Answer
One Whirlwind Week Life After No Case to AnswerIt’s coming two years now since my Hearing. It took...
Cockroaches and Mayhem: a nurse’s life
First published 19 May 2018 This time last weekend I was swapping stories with old friends...
Moving on (first published May 2021)
The current situation with COVID-19 has put us all in unusual situations and has been extremely...
CW 2017-2018 – costs of hearing, loss of passion
Based on a Freedom Of Information request and court costs observed during an appeal case at the...