title: NMC denies prioritising new FtP cases to meet government target.
abstract: The Nursing and Midwifery Council's success in reducing the time it takes to handle fitness to practise cases has not been achieved by neglecting older cases, according to its chief executive Jackie Smith.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osborne
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D012042:Registries; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom