Can FtP process be more kind to registrants while still protecting the public?
Intended for healthcare professionals

Nursing Standard

analysis Previous     Next

Can FtP process be more kind to registrants while still protecting the public?

Alison Stacey RCNi senior news reporter
Share to Facebook Share to X Share to Whatsapp Share to Email More...

Impact of often protracted proceedings and potentially intimidating ‘courtroom-style’ hearings can be emotionally traumatic as well as professionally ruinous

Nurses facing fitness to practise (FtP) processes are experiencing depression, suicidal thoughts, financial ruin and professional exile when they have to wait months, or even years, for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to conclude their cases.

Nursing Standard. 39, 8, 8-10. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.8.8.s3

Want to read more?

RCNi-Plus
Already have access? Log in

or

3-month trial offer for £5.25/month

Subscribe today and save 50% on your first three months
RCNi Plus users have full access to the following benefits:
  • Unlimited access to all 10 RCNi Journals
  • RCNi Learning featuring over 175 modules to easily earn CPD time
  • NMC-compliant RCNi Revalidation Portfolio to stay on track with your progress
  • Personalised newsletters tailored to your interests
  • A customisable dashboard with over 200 topics
Subscribe

Are you a student? Our student subscription has content especially for you.
Find out more

Organisational access
Read this article via your institutional log in or pair token
Don’t have access via your organisation? Recommend to your librarian

31 July 2024 / Vol 39 issue 8

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIGITAL EDITION

SUBSCRIBE

Journals