Our corporate plan

Our corporate plan sets out the next phases of our work focused on key priorities for 2025-2026 and beyond

This is a pivotal time for the NMC as we work to earn back trust and confidence in our ability to protect the public through the effective regulation of nurses, midwives and nursing associates. Our corporate plan 2025-2026 outlines the activity we will deliver to help achieve this. It’s set out in three phases:

Phase one: Recover
Phase two: Stabilise and rebuild
Phase three: Enhance and improve

Within the recovery phase, our resources and efforts will focus on the effective delivery of our core regulatory functions: setting standards, education quality assurance, registration, revalidation and fitness to practise – underpinned by a clear programme of cultural transformation.

The five focus areas of the recovery phase are:

Build a new culture and implement the learning from reviews

We will create a culture that is positive, empowering and inclusive for NMC colleagues and everyone involved in our regulatory processes. The new culture will be underpinned by a strong anti-racist ethos and a commitment to improve the experience for the public and nursing and midwifery professionals.

Our Culture Transformation Plan is based on six pillars:

strong and effective leadership
values-based decision-making
embedding EDI best practice
psychological safety
ensuring enjoyment at work, and
regulatory fairness.

Read the Culture Transformation Plan

Strengthening leadership at the organisation to drive change

A largely new executive team and a clear coaching approach will drive change by equipping our managers to be great leaders.

Improving Fitness to Practise

We know we need to improve at pace and resolve concerns as early as possible while not overburdening our colleagues.

Maintaining our other core regulatory functions

We will focus on setting and evolving our standards to meet the needs of today’s workforce, while ensuring the standards remain fit for the future.

Addressing our most significant challenges

We will manage risks including our financial position, the integrity of our register, safeguarding and education quality assurance.

A key part of our plan is building our resilience and developing our ability to adapt to our changing landscape. We will regularly assess, discuss and reflect on learnings as we deliver the plan, so we can adjust it and our resources to be as effective as possible.