More staff referred to watchdog

摘要

The number of nurses and midwives being referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has risen for the third year running, according to the regulator's annual review.The NMC's iatest fitness to practise (FtP) annual report reveals that the regulator received 5,415 new concerns in 2015-16, up 4.5% from 5,183 on the previous year.The regulator said that, despite the rise, the total number of concerns represent only a 'small proportion' of the 692,550 nurses and midwives on the NMC register in March this year. Employers were responsible for 41% of referrals and patients or the public for one quarter in 2015-16.