Insight into Fitness to Practise
Analysis of Fitness to Practise (FtP) data
Nursing and midwifery are among the UK’s most trusted professions, and they make such a profound impact on people’s lives every day. They’re integral to providing the safe and effective care the public has the right to receive – but we know there are occasions when things go wrong.
While concerns affect a tiny proportion of professionals on the Register each year, we know the FtP process can be difficult, stressful and time-consuming.
The insights set out in this publication have already helped to lay the foundations for a comprehensive programme of work – the FtP plan, that we launched in April 2024 – which focuses on protecting the public by ensuring faster and fairer outcomes for everyone, supported by significant investment in additional people, legal expertise and technology.
Our Insight Publications
Read Insight into Fitness to Practise 2025
Read Insight into Fitness to Practise 2024
Fitness to Practise process
Read our simplified step-by-step illustration of how a case might progress through our current Fitness to Practise process for employers and members of the public.
Interactive data dashboard
We are also providing data dashboards to demonstrate trends over the last five years.
