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Stephensons has gained an excellent reputation for defending nurses and midwives in fitness to practise cases before the Nursing & Midwifery Council. We regularly deal with a wide variety of cases, including registration issues, allegations of poor professional competence, health issues, allegations of serious misconduct and serious criminal convictions. For immediate advice from one of our specialist NMC lawyers call 0161 696 6250.
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If you have been referred to the Nursing & Midwifery Council it is vital that you seek specialist legal advice in order to protect your interests and safeguard your practise. Our lawyers are recommended in the current edition of the Legal 500 for professional disciplinary work. We have extensive experience of dealing with NMC investigations and fitness to practise cases. We have experience of acting for clients working within the NHS and private healthcare, including specialist experience of acting for independent midwives. Please visit our NMC case studies page for more information about our expertise in this area.
Head of Regulatory Law Carl Johnson talks about the role his team take in professional discipline and fitness to practise issues. Carl discusses the sort of cases the team at Stephensons can handle, the possible outcomes of professional discipline investigations and why legal advice is vital.
"This area of law involves cases which are often highly emotionally charged. For a professional to be under scrutiny by their regulator or professional body that can create a lot of stress, a lot of anxiety and put clients under a lot of pressure. A specialist lawyer provides a much needed barrier between the professional and their regulator and can help absorb some of that pressure and stress, and that's an important service that we provide to our clients." - Carl Johnson
We understand that being referred to the NMC can be a daunting and overwhelming experience and the implications of this can be very serious. We recognise the need for advice from lawyers with genuine experience of defending NMC cases. We can guide you through the process and advise on the best approach at each stage of your case. Our specialist lawyers regularly act for nurses and midwives in the full range of fitness to practise proceedings before the NMC, including:
We have extensive experience of defending the full range of fitness to practise issues, including:
It is important that you seek specialist advice before responding to correspondence from the NMC. Any response which is made needs to be carefully considered in order to protect your interests and to avoid prejudicing your defence. For a confidential, no-obligation discussion regarding your case, contact one of our specialist NMC lawyers on 0161 696 6250. Alternatively please complete our online enquiry form and one of our NMC fitness to practise lawyers will contact you as a matter of urgency.
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