Concerns about nurses, midwives or nursing associates

What is fitness to practise?

Read our step-by-step guide to find out more about fitness to practise and how our processes work.

Information for patients, families and the public

Our guidance on what happens if you raise a concern with us and how we can help.

Information for people on our register

Find out more about our fitness to practise process and some options which may be able to provide you with some support.

Information for witnesses

What you need to know if you are a witness in a fitness to practise hearing.

Managing Concerns: employers

Our resource designed to support all employers of professionals on our register.

Fitness to practise library

Our guidance library for decision makers with up to date information on our fitness to practise process.

Hearing and sanctions

Information about hearings and sanctions, including recent sanctions, outcomes and prelisted hearings.

Our plan for fitness to practise

Our plan for fitness to practise will ensure we can continue making decisions that keep people safe.

Raise a concern

If you believe that a nurse, midwife or nursing associate may be putting the public or patients at risk, report it to us.