NMC remediation courses for nurses, midwives and nursing associates

Panels look first at whether your learning is relevant to the concerns in your case. Start with the row that matches the allegation or regulatory concern in your NMC letter, then add a course on insight or reflection if you have not written about the concern before.

Most cases involve more than one theme. A medication error recorded late, for example, raises both medicines management and record keeping. Pick the two or three courses that match the charges or regulatory concerns, not every course that looks useful. Our concern pages on probity and dishonesty and clinical competence go further into two of the most common NMC themes. The full list of courses, grouped by concern, follows below.

The NMC does not use the word remediation in its guidance. It talks about insight and strengthened practice, and its Insight and strengthened practice guidance (FTP-16 in the NMC fitness to practise library) applies to case examiners and Fitness to Practise Committee panels alike. It asks three questions in turn.

1. Can the concern be addressed?

FTP-16a explains that most clinical failings can be put right through training, supervision and reflection. Concerns that point to deep-seated attitudes, such as serious dishonesty, abuse of a position of trust or discrimination, are harder to address. Courses still help in those cases, but they need to sit alongside honest reflection on why the behaviour happened and a long track record of trustworthy practice.

2. Has the concern been addressed?

FTP-16b, last updated on 25 March 2026, is the guidance most relevant to choosing a course. Decision makers look at:

• Relevance. Whether the course content is relevant to the concerns in your case. A general CPD certificate on an unrelated topic adds little.
• Depth and assessment. Training with a practical element and an assessment, with results available, can carry more weight than courses completed online. Our courses are online and end with a scenario-based assessment you must pass, so treat them as the knowledge part of your plan and pair them with practical evidence from work, such as supervised practice or competency sign-offs.
• Application. Reflective pieces carry more weight when they give examples of what you learned and how you have applied it in practice.
• Practice since the concern. Employment in a similar clinical field counts for more when your employer knew about the concern.
• Testimonials. A manager or supervisor usually carries more weight than friends or colleagues. Testimonials should be signed, dated, on headed paper and include contact details.

3. Is it highly unlikely that the conduct will be repeated?

This is the risk question. Panels want to see that you understand what led to the concern, what has changed, and what will stop it happening again under pressure. The preventing a repeat course is built around this question and ends with a personal plan you can adapt for your bundle.

The NMC also asks decision makers to take account of the context in which things went wrong, including staffing, systems and support. Context does not replace insight, but your reflection should explain it honestly rather than leave it out.

A certificate shows you finished a course and passed its assessment. On its own it says nothing about insight or changed practice. A stronger bundle links each piece of learning to the concern and to something you now do differently.

• Certificates. Keep each certificate with the course outline, so a panel can see the topics covered and why they relate to the concern.
• Reflective pieces. Write in your own words: what happened, its impact on patients, colleagues and public confidence, what you learned, and what you now do differently, with examples. The NMC also publishes an optional reflective account form for fitness to practise cases. Our reflective statement builder gives you NMC-specific prompts and keeps your draft in your browser only.
• Testimonials. Ask your manager, practice supervisor or clinical lead, someone who knows about the concern and has seen your recent work. The testimonial request generator drafts a request that asks them to say they are aware of the concern.
• Evidence of practice change. Supervision records, competency assessments, medicines management sign-offs, audit results, or a revised handover or documentation routine.
• A plan for the future. What will keep practice safe when you are tired, short-staffed or under pressure.

Before you send anything, run the remediation readiness check to see which strands of evidence are still thin. It is a self-assessment and does not predict any outcome.

Healthcare Practise UK is an independent education provider. We are not affiliated with, approved by or endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council or any other regulator. There is no outcome guarantee: NMC case examiners and panels decide each case on its own facts, and courses support your reflection and strengthened practice rather than decide anything.

Our courses are not legal advice. If you have been referred to the NMC, speak to your union or professional body (for example the RCN, RCM or Unison), your indemnity provider or a regulatory solicitor before you submit evidence or a response. They can advise on timing, what to include and what to leave out.