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The NMC makes work for idle hands
I’m Marc Walker, Director and Qualified Fitness to Practise Lawyer. For those of you who are interested, here are some notes on my works in the regulatory and employment world.
What have I been up to..?
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We all need somebody
Social Worker who admitted plagiarism in both her work and her study. Both the study and the work was around the area of DOLS.
A Cautionary Tale
It is not possible to over-emphasise the benefit of not only taking advice on how to deal with your fitness to practice referral, but also having representation at any hearings.
No case to answer
This was a very interesting case, because the NMC got an interim conditions of practice order against the nurse, and this made it very difficult for her to find work as a nurse and thus remedy her failings.
Patient Death
I have just returned from the NMC, where after a 4 day hearing into allegations of neglect and inadequate contact.
Back to (social) work
This client was another who burst into tears on hearing the good news. It must be so stressful bearing the burden of an investigation and disciplinary proceedings by your regulator.