Health Minister Opens Our New Fitness To Practise Premises
The NMC’s dedicated Good shape to Exercise premises were officially opened yesterday by the Orderly Under-Secretary for Health Services, Ann Keen.
Ms Keen, the first nurse till the cows come home to hold ministerial bit, unveiled the commemorative plaque at the new modern premises at the Centrium building, 61 Aldwych, London and expressed confidence in the changes fascinating role at the NMC.
The origin of Centrium is a evident inscribe of the major infrastructure and systems improvements that the NMC is putting in place for its Wholesomeness to Practise operation. The improved facilities, features including five hearings rooms and dedicated areas for witnesses, respondents, and members of the free, are part of a wider programme of rise at the NMC.
Ann Keen said “I felicitate the NMC on the excellent skill they be suffering with created,” she said “The NMC accept addressed finished problems and are at present in a leaning to trade fitness to practice issues much more effectively and efficiently than had been possible before.”
NMC Moderator, Professor Tony Hazell, said “The opening of these aver of the dexterity premises is another important milestone in on account of the NMC. In addition, we keep a continuing programme of investment in FtP shaft training, in recruitment and in improving our IT systems. These improvements and investments are building on the good foundations established by the organisation in years gone by. But there remains a the whole kit still to do and there can be no room for complacency as we proceed to invest in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of patients and the purchasers who we serve.”
Notes
1. The Nursing and Midwifery Congress (NMC) is the regulator for the sake of two professions: nursing and
midwifery. To be eligible to work as a nurse or midwife in the UK, they must be registered with
the NMC. There are currently more than 660,000 nurses and midwives on the register.
2. The Fitness to Practise premises at the Centrium building ensures it is fit in search purpose, with:
- a comfortable, whiz space, with modern facilities and good transport links
- dedicated areas in support of witnesses, respondents, and members of the public
- five state of the art hearings rooms fully accessible and enabled for people with disabilities (eg: audio loops)
- apposite and appropriate keeping apart of stake and public areas
- a separate entrance for staff and panellists
- a modish roomy-plan working conditions on staff
3. The NMC Fitness to Train began to move hearings to Centrium from the previous premises, 180 Oxford Lane, in January 2009.
4. The majority of aptness to exercise cases for the duration of England registrants will be held at the creative premises. When scheduling or individual cases require it, additional venues may be used. Hearings in place of Wales and Scotland-based registrants are held, when required, in those countries.
5. Weekly hearings schedules are within reach in advance on the Wholesomeness to Practise page at http://www.nmc-uk.org
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