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NMC Remediation · Fitness to Practice · CPD UK Accredited & Certified

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NMC remediation courses for Nurses & Midwives facing fitness to practice investigations

CPD-Accredited, self-paced online courses for UK Nurses and Midwives responding to NMC complaints, fitness to practice proceedings and regulatory investigations. Every course is certified by The CPD Certification Service and issues a CPD certificate on completion.

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At a glance

Who it is for
Nurses, midwives and nursing associates facing an NMC referral, investigation or hearing
Stages covered
Screening, case examiners, interim orders and the Fitness to Practise Committee
Accreditation
Certified by The CPD Certification Service, Provider No. 13197
Access
Immediate, online, at your own pace
On completion
CPD certificate for your response or portfolio
Price
From £49 per course
6 yearsof providing ethics, probity and professionalism courses
1,000+healthcare professionals trained by us
28 courseseach certified by The CPD Certification Service

NMC Investigation Guidance

Which NMC remediation courses should you take?

The Core NMC Remediation Set applies to every case, whatever the allegation. Select the type of concern the NMC has raised and you will see those eight courses again alongside the ones that address your concern directly.

Core NMC Remediation Set

Recommended for every NMC case, whatever the allegation. These cover insight, remediation and risk of repetition — the three things the NMC assesses at case examiner and panel stage.

Recommended for every case · 8 courses CPD-Accredited
Module on Insight 1.5 CPD hours/points Add Module on Insight to basket
Module on Reflection 1.5 CPD hours/points Add Module on Reflection to basket
Module on Remediation 1.5 CPD hours/points Add Module on Remediation to basket
How to Ensure a similar Mistake or Misconduct will not be repeated in Future 2.0 CPD hours/points Add How to Ensure a similar Mistake or Misconduct will not be repeated in Future to basket
Fitness To Practice For Healthcare Professionals 2.0 CPD hours/points Add Fitness To Practice For Healthcare Professionals to basket
Rebuilding Trust of Patients, Public, and Healthcare Regulator 2.0 CPD hours/points Add Rebuilding Trust of Patients, Public, and Healthcare Regulator to basket
Ethics and Ethical Standards for Nurses and Midwives 2.0 CPD hours/points Add Ethics and Ethical Standards for Nurses and Midwives to basket
Professionalism and Professional Standards for Nurses and Midwives 2.0 CPD hours/points Add Professionalism and Professional Standards for Nurses and Midwives to basket

Select a course name to read more, or the + to add it to your basket.

Select the concern the NMC has raised

Choose the heading that best matches the wording in your letter. The courses below change to match it.

Ethics & Ethical Conduct Professionalism, Conduct & Attitude Probity, Honesty & Financial Integrity Professional Boundaries & Relationships Clinical Practice, Competence & Patient Safety Fitness to Practice

NMC Ethics & Ethical Conduct Investigation

If the NMC has raised concerns about your ethical decision-making, consent, dignity, candour or moral conduct, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 18 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 10related areas that often arise alongside this concern

NMC Professionalism, Conduct & Attitude Investigation

If the NMC has raised concerns about your attitude towards patients or colleagues, behaviour, incivility, teamwork or communication, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 19 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 9related areas that often arise alongside this concern

NMC Probity, Honesty & Financial Integrity Investigation

If the NMC has raised concerns about dishonesty, falsified records or timesheets, qualifications, expenses, theft or misleading an employer or the regulator, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 18 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 10related areas that often arise alongside this concern

NMC Professional Boundaries & Relationships Investigation

If the NMC has raised concerns about inappropriate relationships, dual roles, gifts, online contact or chaperoning, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 18 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 10related areas that often arise alongside this concern

NMC Clinical Practice, Competence & Patient Safety Investigation

If the NMC has raised concerns about clinical errors, medication or prescribing incidents, failure to escalate, record-keeping or patient safety, these CPD-Accredited courses could address the specific standards in question.

Primary recommended courses 19 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 9related areas that often arise alongside this concern

NMC Fitness to Practice Investigation — General

If you do not yet know how the NMC has categorised the allegation, or you face concerns spanning several areas, start here. This is the broadest cross-section of our CPD-Accredited catalogue.

Primary recommended courses 18 the 8 Core Set courses apply to every case — the rest address this concern directly

Further relevant courses 10related areas that often arise alongside this concern

All 28 CPD-Accredited NMC courses

Every course is certified by The CPD Certification Service, awards CPD hours/points, and issues a CPD certificate on completion. Each one appears as a core or primary recommendation under at least one concern type.

Bulk buy offer Any 10 courses for £500 Courses on this page are £49 to £79 each. If you are building a remediation portfolio, any ten of them are £500. See the offer

£792.0 CPD hours/points

Ethics and Ethical Standards for Nurses and Midwives

Helps you understand what The Code expects of you, where the concern is about your judgement, honesty, or conduct towards patients. Supports you in handling it openly and writing the reflection a case examiner or panel will read.

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£491.5 CPD hours/points

Module on Insight

Insight is assessed in every NMC case, whatever the allegation. Helps you understand what a case examiner or panel actually means by it, shows you how to demonstrate insight rather than assert it, and supports you in putting it in writing before a hearing.

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£491.5 CPD hours/points

Module on Reflection

Helps you write reflection that holds up to scrutiny from a case examiner or panel, analysing what happened rather than simply describing it. Supports you through the difficult feelings that get in the way, which is why most people find this harder than they expect.

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£491.5 CPD hours/points

Module on Remediation

Supports you in building a remediation plan around the concerns actually raised, rather than assembling a stack of certificates. Shows you how to record what you have changed and present that evidence to the NMC.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Fitness To Practice For Healthcare Professionals

Walks you through the process you are in: what fitness to practice means, why cases are opened, what happens at each stage, and what to expect if it reaches a panel. A sensible first course if the letter you received is the first you have heard of any of this.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Ethics for Healthcare Professionals

Helps you look honestly at a decision you made and why you made it, where that is what the concern turns on. Takes you through the situations that most often lead to referrals and supports you in showing what has since changed.

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£992.5 CPD hours/points

Medical Ethics Course

A longer course for cases where several concerns have been raised at once, or where the allegations are serious. Helps you work through difficult decisions in clinical practice and supports you in rebuilding trust with your regulator.

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£992.5 CPD hours/points

Professional Ethics Course

For cases where your honesty, integrity, or accountability in day-to-day practice has been questioned. Helps you see how these lapses usually happen and what they mean for patients and colleagues, and supports you in responding credibly during an investigation.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Professionalism for Healthcare Professionals

Some concerns do not fall neatly into one category. Reminds you what professional behaviour requires under real pressure, including fatigue and burnout, and helps you reflect on a lapse in a way a panel will find credible.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Probity for Healthcare Professionals

If your letter uses the word probity, start here. Helps you understand what honesty and integrity mean in records, declarations, and money, and supports you in rebuilding trust through a documented remediation plan.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Financial Integrity For Healthcare Professionals

For cases involving money — claims, declarations, undisclosed interests, or financial conduct that has been questioned. Helps you understand how these cases arise and what they mean for your registration, and supports you in responding.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Professional Boundaries For Clinicians

Boundary cases are among the most serious the NMC investigates. Helps you see where the lines sit and how they are crossed gradually, often without intent, and supports you in putting credible remediation together.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Ethical Boundaries with Patients and Colleagues

For a relationship that became too close, contact outside work, or gifts. Reminds you of the warning signs and why these cases are treated so seriously, and helps you show insight and accountability afterwards.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Professionalism & Boundaries in Use of Social Media

Something posted, shared, or messaged online can lead to a referral as readily as anything on the ward. Helps you understand where the line falls on patient contact, confidentiality, and public comment, and supports you in showing your conduct has changed.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Privacy, Consent, And Chaperone In Healthcare Practice

Consent is among the most common causes of referral. Reminds you what valid consent requires, how it should be recorded, and when a chaperone should be offered, and helps you reflect on a case where any of it was questioned.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Ensuring Confidentiality in Healthcare Practice

A conversation overheard, records accessed, or something shared that should not have been. Helps you understand when disclosure is lawful and how breaches usually happen, and supports you in remediating one.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

Duty of Candour in Healthcare Practice

Being open after something goes wrong is a duty, not a courtesy. Reminds you what you must tell a patient and when, helps you apologise properly without admitting liability, and explains why the NMC treats failures of candour so seriously.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

How to Deal with a Complaint or Investigation

Takes you through being investigated: what happens, in what order, and what is expected of you at each stage through to a hearing. Helps you respond well, build your evidence, and manage the strain of it.

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£792.0 CPD hours/points

How to Avoid a Complaint or Investigation

Helps you recognise the situations that most often lead to complaints, and head them off — communication, boundaries, records, and honesty. Useful to you as remediation evidence, and as ordinary CPD if you have had a near miss.

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In short

What are NMC remediation courses?

NMC remediation courses are CPD-accredited courses taken by a nurse, midwife or nursing associate to evidence insight, reflection and remediation in response to a referral to the Nursing and Midwifery Council. They are not an NMC product and no regulator approves them: what they provide is independent certification and a dated record that you acted, and when.

This page carries 28 such courses, £49 to £99 each, every one certified by The CPD Certification Service under Provider No. 13197 and aligned to The Code. Eight form a Core Set that applies to any allegation; the rest are grouped by the type of concern raised. Each awards 1.5 to 2.5 CPD hours/points and issues a certificate on completion.

No course decides an NMC case and no provider can promise an outcome. What a certificate does, alongside the reflection you write from it, is give the case examiners or a Fitness to Practise Committee panel something concrete to weigh — and most cases are decided long before any hearing is arranged.

Before you write anything

Who decides your case, and at which stage?

An NMC case passes through three sets of hands before any hearing, and most cases end before the last of them. Knowing which stage you are at changes what you should be writing and when.

Nurses and midwives UK-wide, nursing associates in England

The Nursing and Midwifery Council regulates nurses and midwives across all four UK countries. Nursing associates are a separate part of the register and the role exists in England only, so a nursing associate outside England is not regulated by the NMC at all. All three groups are held to the same Code and the same fitness to practise process.

Screening comes first, and closes many cases

A concern is screened before anything else, to decide whether it is serious enough to question your fitness to practise and whether there is credible evidence. Screening also asks whether you have already remediated the problem. This is the earliest point at which evidence of insight and remediation can end a case, and it is the reason for acting before you are asked to.

Two case examiners decide whether there is a case to answer

If a case passes screening it is investigated, then put to two case examiners — one a nurse, midwife or nursing associate, one a lay member. They decide whether there is a real possibility a Fitness to Practise Committee would find your fitness to practise currently impaired. They can close the case, agree undertakings, or refer it onwards.

The people who decide did not investigate

The case examiners did not gather the evidence, and the Fitness to Practise Committee did not conduct the investigation. Practically: what you put in writing is read later by people who were not part of the process that produced it. What you write early is what a panel sees.

Interim orders come earlier than most expect

Your registration can be restricted or suspended while a case is still being investigated, where that is considered necessary to protect the public. It is protective rather than punitive and is not a finding against you — but it usually arrives with a short deadline. Contact your union or defence organisation the same day.

What a course cannot do

No course decides an NMC case, and no provider can promise an outcome. What a dated certificate from an external provider can do is evidence that you acted, and when. At every stage the same three things are weighed: insight, reflection and remediation — which is what the Core Set below is built around.

NMC Investigations

Supporting Nurses & Midwives through NMC proceedings

Courses
28, all CPD-certified
Price
£49 to £99 per course
CPD per course
1.5 to 2.5 hours/points
Core set
8 courses, 14.5 CPD hours
Aligned with
The Code
Certificate
Issued on completion, downloadable
Accreditation
The CPD Certification Service, Provider No. 13197
Format
Online, self-paced, instant access

Facing an investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) can be one of the most professionally challenging experiences of a Nurse or Midwife's career. Whether you are subject to a fitness to practice inquiry, a complaint about your conduct, or concerns raised about your professional standards, demonstrating active engagement with remediation and professional development is a critical part of your response.

Our courses are purpose-built to help UK Nurses and Midwives respond effectively to NMC concerns. Each course is directly aligned with the NMC's The Code and the professional standards for Nurses and Midwives, providing documented evidence of your commitment to professional learning. The regulator publishes its own guidance on the Nursing and Midwifery Council website. Taking proactive steps to address the concerns raised — through structured CPD, reflective practice and demonstrable behaviour change — is consistently highlighted by NMC case examiners and fitness to practice panels as evidence of positive insight and genuine remediation.

All courses are CPD-Accredited and certified by The CPD Certification Service (CPD UK). Each course awards CPD hours/points and issues a CPD certificate on completion, which you can include in a remediation portfolio, in a written response to the NMC, or in your revalidation records alongside your own reflection.

Why These Courses

Why CPD-Accredited courses matter for NMC remediation

The NMC expects registrants to demonstrate genuine insight and measurable professional development. Accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is one of the clearest ways to show you have taken your obligations seriously.

Built to support your response

Every course is independently assessed and certified by The CPD Certification Service. The certificate, together with the reflection you write from it, is suitable for inclusion in a remediation portfolio or a written response to the NMC.

Immediately available

Access your course the moment you enrol. No waiting, no scheduling — useful when you need to demonstrate prompt action to the NMC or your indemnity provider.

Aligned to The Code

Every course is aligned with The Code, addressing the standards most commonly cited in NMC referrals, fitness to practice proceedings and revalidation portfolios.

The kind of CPD advisers ask for

Indemnity providers and regulatory solicitors routinely advise registrants facing NMC proceedings to undertake structured, certified CPD as part of a remediation plan. We receive recommendations from them, which is not the same as formal endorsement by any organisation.

Certificate on completion

Receive a formal, verifiable certificate for each course completed, to include in a remediation portfolio alongside your own reflection, or to share with your solicitor or indemnity provider.

Expert-developed content

Courses are developed by UK healthcare ethics and regulatory specialists with direct knowledge of NMC standards, The Code, fitness to practice expectations and remediation best practice.

Life does not always go according to plan.We are here to help…

Author and course facilitator

Dr Shehzad Iqbal, course facilitator at Probity & Ethics

Dr Shehzad Iqbal

Course facilitator and author, Probity & Ethics

Dr Iqbal has designed and delivered ethics, probity and professionalism training for UK healthcare professionals since 2020, working with registrants of all nine UK healthcare regulators, online and face to face. He combines clinical practice with formal postgraduate training in healthcare law and ethics.

MBBS · MRCS · MRCGP · Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Law and Ethics, University of Dundee

Written and reviewed by Dr Shehzad Iqbal. Last reviewed .

Key terms

What the NMC means by insight, reflection and remediation

Four terms recur throughout NMC correspondence. They are not interchangeable, and being clear about which one a letter is asking for makes a practical difference to how you respond.

Fitness to practice
Having the skills, knowledge, character and health to practise your profession safely and effectively. The NMC opens a fitness to practice investigation when a concern suggests that one of those may be in question. It is a question about current and future safety, not only about what happened.
Insight
Understanding what went wrong, why it happened, and the effect it had on patients, colleagues and public confidence in the profession. Insight is assessed at almost every stage, whatever the allegation, and it is the element most often described as lacking.
Reflection
Setting that understanding down honestly and in your own words, including what you would do differently and what you have already changed. Reflection is the written record of insight, which is why the two are so often confused.
Remediation
The concrete steps taken so that the same thing does not happen again — training, supervision, changes to how you work — together with evidence that they happened. Insight without remediation is an account; remediation without insight is a certificate.

These descriptions are our summary of how the terms are used in regulatory practice. They are not quotations from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and they are not legal advice. Your defence organisation or solicitor should advise on your own case.

FAQs

NMC remediation courses: frequently asked questions

Answers to the most common questions from Nurses and Midwives facing NMC proceedings.

Will completing these courses help my NMC case?

Yes. Completing accredited CPD relevant to the concerns raised is one of the most effective steps you can take. NMC case examiners and fitness to practice panels look for evidence of genuine insight, remediation and proactive professional development. A certificate from The CPD Certification Service shows structured, documented learning, and gives your written reflection something concrete to build on. How much weight it carries depends on the circumstances of your case, and no course can guarantee an outcome.

Does the NMC approve or accept these courses?

The NMC does not approve, accredit or endorse courses from any provider, including us, and does not keep an approved list. What our courses give you is independent certification by The CPD Certification Service and a CPD certificate recording what you studied and when. You can include that in a remediation portfolio, a written response, or your revalidation records — and it is the reflection you attach to it that carries the weight.

How quickly can I access a course after purchasing?

Immediately. Access is granted as soon as your payment is confirmed — no waiting period and no scheduling required. If you are facing an imminent NMC deadline or hearing, you can begin your course and obtain a certificate the same day.

Which courses should I choose for my specific NMC investigation?

Start with the Core NMC Remediation Set. These eight courses cover insight, reflection, remediation and rebuilding trust, and are relevant to every case whatever the allegation.

Then use the concern selector to add courses that address your specific issue: ethics and ethical conduct; professionalism, conduct and attitude; probity, honesty and financial integrity; professional boundaries and relationships; or clinical practice, competence and patient safety. If you do not yet know how the NMC has categorised your case, choose Fitness to Practice, or contact us for personalised guidance.

How many CPD hours or points does each course award?

Most courses award 2 CPD hours/points. The three short modules — Insight, Reflection and Remediation — award 1.5 CPD hours/points each. The Medical Ethics Course and the Professional Ethics Course award 2.5 CPD hours/points each. The Core NMC Remediation Set totals 14.5 CPD hours/points across its eight courses.

Do the courses support my NMC revalidation?

Yes. All courses award verifiable CPD hours/points certified by The CPD Certification Service (CPD UK). They can be recorded in your revalidation portfolio as participatory learning and count towards your NMC revalidation requirements — combining remediation value with your ongoing professional development obligations.

I have received an NMC notification of referral — what should I do first?

Contact your indemnity provider or a specialist healthcare regulatory solicitor immediately. Alongside legal advice, begin demonstrating proactive remediation by enrolling in courses relevant to the concerns raised. Early action signals insight and genuine willingness to improve — both factors the NMC weighs heavily in case examination and panel hearings.

Can I purchase courses for a colleague or member of my team?

Yes. Ward managers, clinical leads and trust education teams can purchase courses on behalf of registrants. Please see our bulk buy offer or contact us for team and group enrolment options, especially if several Nurses or Midwives need to complete the same course as part of a team-wide remediation programme.

Are these courses suitable if I am not currently under NMC investigation?

Yes. Many Nurses and Midwives take these courses as part of their proactive CPD, revalidation preparation or appraisal evidence, to deepen their understanding of NMC standards and The Code, or to strengthen areas of practice they feel less confident about. Completing ethics and professionalism CPD is good practice for all registrants, regardless of regulatory proceedings.

Official guidance

Read the NMC’s own guidance

If you are facing a concern, read the source material directly as well as anything written about it.

What the NMC itself asks you to send. Its guidance for registrants responding to a concern says you have 14 days from the date on the letter to respond, and recommends providing “evidence of steps you’ve taken to address the concerns, like completing courses or extra training”, together with evidence of your insight and any reflections you have undertaken. It also notes that engaging early can reduce how far an investigation needs to go.

Read it on nmc.org.uk ↗

The Code

Professional standards of practice and behaviour

The standards the NMC applies in every fitness to practice case.

nmc.org.uk ↗ If a concern is raised

What happens when someone raises a concern about your practice

The NMC’s guidance for registrants, stage by stage through to a hearing.

nmc.org.uk ↗ The process

An introduction to fitness to practice

What the process is for, and the concerns the NMC will and will not consider.

nmc.org.uk ↗ Revalidation

Revalidation requirements

Including the five written reflective accounts and the CPD hours you must record.

nmc.org.uk ↗

Probity & Ethics is an independent CPD provider. We are not affiliated with, accredited by, or endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council or any other healthcare regulator. Our courses are certified by The CPD Certification Service, CPD Provider No. 13197.

Go deeper

Our guides to the NMC process

The courses evidence your remediation. These guides explain the process around them, in more depth than this page allows.

Guide

The NMC investigation letter

What to do in the first days, and what not to send.

www.probityandethics.com ↗ Guide

NMC sanctions explained

From a caution through conditions and suspension to striking off, and what separates them.

www.probityandethics.com ↗ Guide

NMC striking off

When it is imposed, and what a restoration application requires.

www.probityandethics.com ↗

Other Regulators

Remediation courses for other healthcare regulators

We run equivalent CPD-Accredited remediation courses for professionals regulated by other UK healthcare bodies.

Prefer a live course, or booking for a team? The same material runs as facilitated day courses via video link. Nurses and midwives can book a place on a scheduled date — see Face-to-Face Courses, £499 or £449 inside the Bulk Buy bundle. Organisations can arrange a session for their staff — see courses for healthcare organisations.

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