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The NMC is still failing with FtP.
We ask, does it want to change, or is this lack of insight too ingrained in a process that is no...
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...
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...
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...
Article on cruelty of GMC process ( Spectator, August 2022 )
The petty cruelty of the GMC This is a summary of the article from The Spectator magazine, 20...
Telegraph article on Izzy Amaro (August 2022)
'Every time I close my eyes, he is with me': a former nurse on life after a manslaughter...
Articles of relevance
Can you dismiss a whistleblower for a breakdown in the relationships that follows...
Press articles re NMCW
We have been lucky enough to be supported by the Nursing and wider press in various articles to...
Self referral to the NMC
Thanks to Nursing Standard for including us in this article Self-referral to the NMC: what are...
Fraudulent entries removed from register
Hundreds taken off NMC register for fraud or false registration Kimberley Hackett - @kj_hackett...
Leaky buckets or Sinking ships?
As I braced the frosty morning today, defrosting the car windscreen, navigating the icy yard where...
Emotional support for nurses facing FtP proceedings – by registrants who’ve been there (Nursing Standard 2.8.21)
Kimberley Hackett - @kj_hackett Posted 02 August 2021 - 16:57 1 Volunteers needed to train...
Nursing Times talk about our Buddy Pilot
Thanks to Nursing Times for writing about our pilot - due to start in September 2021. Nurses...
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 -...