Neil, I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments, especially about it being
wordy !!
On reading through it the first thought to pass through my mind was not
"Wow, this is really going to protect the public and my practice" , it was
"whoever wrote this has a copy of 'Desiderata' and the wall of their office
( http://www.fleurdelis.com/desiderata.htm ) as it reads in the same manner.
By all means let the NMC try and do their job, but please save us from the
typical language of governmental type, pseudo-civil service based,
bureaucratic language.
The military have a principle that should be applied to this 'work of
prose', it is KISS !! Namely: Keep It Simple Stupid....!!! There is no
need to mend what is not broken.
Are the NMC telling us that they got the current version of the Code of
Conduct wrong?? Are they telling us that the current version is not
protecting the public?? Are they telling us that professionalism is
declining within the nursing profession because practitioners are not
following the current version?? I think not!! This has all the hallmarks
of having been thought up by a 'jobsworth' who probably isn't on the NMC
Register in the first place..........
Comments anyone??
Regards, Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Neil Poole
Sent: 27 February 2007 10:29
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] NMC Code of Conduct
I have today had a chance to look at the possible changes to the the code
of conduct. I feel that the code does seem to be over the top in some
areas. It is very wordy, which could be open to misinterpretation.
I have no problem with protecting the public, but is it going too far?
What about the protection for the nurse? If they are faced with a violent
patient can they refuse to give treatment. This was highlighted by last
nights Panorama programme.
What do other people think?
Kind regards
Neil poole
Project OH Nurse
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