Criminal Convictions, Cautions & Fitness to Practise

NMC Consensual Panels Explained

Nurses can avoid the anxiety and cost of a full fitness to practise hearing through consensual panel determinations, with insight and strengthened practise being an important consideration.     NMC Consensual Panel – Overview A consensual panel determination...
Criminal Convictions, Cautions & Fitness to Practise

Client free to practise without any restrictions

The Health and Care Professions Council has decided to lift a restrictive order placed on our client following representation from Kings View. In this case, our client, H, did not accept dishonesty allegations made by the HCPC against them.  A finding was made against...
Criminal Convictions, Cautions & Fitness to Practise

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...
Criminal Convictions, Cautions & Fitness to Practise

GMC Interim Orders Tribunal

GMC Interim Orders The General Medical Council (GMC) investigates allegations relating to impairment by reason of serious misconduct, adverse health, deficient performance and/or matters relating to convictions or police cautions.  It is worth noting that the GMC does...