Two years to clear backlog of nursing disciplinary cases
As the news was announced that the Nursing and Midwifery Council will be increasing its fees for memberships in order to be able to cope with the rising demands of nurses, including agency nurses, it has also been revealed that the backlog that currently exists regarding disciplinary cases will take over two years to deal with. At present, the council …
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NMC responds to fee rise criticism
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has reacted to recent criticism regarding its upcoming membership fee rise by saying that the rise from £76 to £120 is unavoidable. Nurses, including agency nurses, pay their membership fee to the Council in order to be protected should they have to face tribunal. While the government has pledged a one-off payment of £20 million …
Read MoreNMC to go ahead with fee increase
It has been announced that nurses, including agency nurses, will face a 60% rise in the fees that they are expected to pay to the Nursing and Midwifery Council as the governing body raises its annual membership fee from £76 to £120. The regulatory body for the industry claims that the fee rise is needed in order to deal with …
Read MoreNursing council fee decision delayed for one month
It has been revealed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) that it is to delay the matter of a fee rise for one month. In May it was proposed that the current £76 fee be increased to £120; however, although the council was due to deliberate and agree on a decision on 13th September, delegates have now deferred the …
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Agency nurse did not call for help for dying woman
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has heard the case of an agency nurse who did not raise the alarm for woman who was dying in a care home in Nottinghamshire, leaving her for almost 20 minutes before calling for an ambulance and then telling colleagues that she worked with that the woman was already dead. Nurse Maura Torode is alleged …
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Dementia care nurse struck off
It has been revealed that a Scottish nurse has been struck off after she was found to have ordered an assistant to cover the head of a dementia patient with a towel. The patient, who was receiving dementia care at Birdston Nursing Home in Milton of Campsie, was reported to have spat at the nurse, Annette Quate, who then became …
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Report criticises NMC
A new report has found that the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the governing body in charge of the standard of care provided by nurses, including agency nurses, is failing patients. The review, which was issued by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE), found that the Nursing and Midwifery Council is in need of an overhaul from its foundations in …
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Agency nurse faces being struck off
A tribunal has heard how an agency nurse repeatedly swore at a dementia patient after sticking two fingers up at her in a case that could lead to the nurse being struck off. The incident, which took place at Amberley House in Bentilee, Staffordshire, has been brought before the Nursing and Midwifery Council after Elizabeth Gately was also reported to …
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Nursing and Midwifery Council to seek fee increase
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has announced that it intends to start a consultation on what would lead to an increase in its registration fee to £120. As the regulator for the 670,000 nurses and midwives in the UK, the body said that it needed to increase the fee to deal with the rising number of referrals it was receiving …
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Nurses’ registration needs to be checked
General practitioners are being reminded by the GPC committee and the British Medical Association of their responsibility to check nurses’ registrations. Whether the nurse is a temporary replacement from a nursing agency or a full-time employee, it is imperative for any healthcare agency, doctor’s surgery or hospital to check the registration list for the employees’ certifications. There are more than …
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