NMC Defence Barristers
We are expert NMC Defence Barristers with a remarkable track record of success and rated excellent by our clients.
NMC Defence Barristers is a subsidiary of Kings View Chambers, a leading medical and healthcare law firm specialising in fitness to practise cases, and is headed up by barristers Catherine Stock and Stephen McCaffrey.
Remediation
Building on its success as a leading professional discipline and regulatory law chambers, Kings View offer unique and practical courses focusing on impairment, reflection, insight, and remediation.
Remediation
Building on its success as a leading professional discipline and regulatory law chambers, Kings View offer unique and practical courses focusing on impairment, reflection, insight, and remediation.
NMC Fitness to Practise
If you are in the position of facing NMC Fitness to Practise referrals, you owe it to your career to give yourself the best chance of a positive outcome.
NMC Restoration
A nurse or midwife can apply for restoration if they have been removed or struck off by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) fitness to practise panel.
Nursing Students
Nursing and midwifery student’s fitness to practise is judged by the same standards as those applied to registered nurses and midwives.
Our Case Success
Successful NMC registration reapplication for our client
A recently qualified nurse has successfully secured registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) following expert legal advice and representation from Kings View Chambers. Initially refused registration due to concerns surrounding dishonesty, the nurse...
NMC closes investigation with no further action for our client
In this case, the nurse was referred to the NMC by a patient after the employer had carried out an internal investigation. This happens regularly when patients or their families are not satisfied with the outcome from the organisation. This is often difficult for...
Nurse’s fitness to practise case concluded by agreed disposal
Our client’s fitness to practise case before the NMC was closed by agreed disposal, thereby avoiding a fitness to practise hearing and further legal expense and preparation for a review. CC instructed me regarding an NMC referral relating to a personal historic...
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HCPC Defence Barristers
We understand the complexities of working in health and social care.
Tribunals and Court
We have particular expertise in healthcare regulation.
Our Service
Cost effective with fixed costs wherever possible.
Start to Finish
Preparing your case and representing you at hearings.
Acting in Defence
Defending a variety of clinicians brought before tribunals.
Fit to Practice
A registrant’s ability to practice safely and effectively.
News
Successful NMC registration reapplication for our client
Refused registration twice, a nurse showed insight and remediation, reapplied after our expert legal advice, and was successfully registered with the NMC.
The toll of prolonged fitness to practise investigations and the role of expert legal representation
Fitness to practise investigations help uphold UK care standards, but prolonged cases can cause serious personal and professional harm to healthcare professionals.
Understanding Accepted Outcomes in Fitness to Practise
Accepted outcomes create a paper-based route for resolving fitness to practise cases; examiners may impose measures if offers go unanswered.
Interim Orders in Professional Regulation
Interim orders are a crucial regulatory tool used early in fitness to practise investigations but with potentially significant impacts on healthcare professionals’ practice, careers, and personal well-being.
Does remediation matter in fitness to practise?
We look at the importance of remediation in fitness to practise, what remediation means and how it can impact on the outcome of an investigation or hearing.
NMC finds no misconduct for our client
In this case our client, F, faced fitness to practise proceedings before the NMC dating back to 2018.