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NMC fitness to practise process: could it be kinder to nurses?

Impact on nurses of often protracted process and potentially intimidating ‘courtroom’-style proceedings can be emotionally traumatic and professionally ruinous
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Posted 10 June 2024 - 16:06
A woman sits on a window sill looking outside, appearing depsondent. Some nurses who face fitness to practise proceedings say they experience depression, suicidal thoughts and professional alienation as a result
 
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