Consultation Overview
This is a revised practice guideline replacing the singular legacy College document on fitness to practise and incapacity. We requested feedback from members of the public, nurses, managers and employers to ensure we developed a relevant and useful practice guideline that will support nurses to provide safe, competent, compassionate and ethical nursing services.
Consultation Participation and Response
We requested feedback using an online survey and received responses from three stakeholders with two respondents having suggestions to review for clarity specifically related to the conduct component.
Impact on the Project
Thank you for providing your feedback on the Fitness to Practise and Incapacity Practice Guideline. Below explains how we incorporated this feedback into the guideline.
There was a request to more clearly articulate the fitness to practise process. We collaborated with NSCN’s professional conduct team to add a section to the document to clarify.
Next Steps/Conclusion
This practice support tool is now complete and can be found on our website here. There is a planned roll out of this practice support tool which includes highlighting the tool on the website, through the newsletter, social media and by email to subscribers. Additionally, an online educational module has been developed and is available on the website here.
