Covid-19 statements

March 2024

NMC thanks professionals as Covid-19 temporary registration comes to an end

September 2023

Covid-19 temporary registration will end in March 2024

February 2023

We’re changing how we maintain the temporary register

February 2022

Our plans to end Covid-19 temporary registration

NMC statement on Covid-19 vaccinations

December 2021

Survey confirms important role of professionals on Covid-19 temporary register

Reissued joint statement from statutory regulators of health and social care professionals

October 2021

Joint message of thanks and support from the Chief Nursing Officers in the UK and the Nursing and Midwifery Council

August 2021

NMC statement on new vaccination advice for pregnant women

July 2021

NMC statement on recent changes to self-isolation rules for health and care professionals in England

Let’s all keep doing our bit to stop the spread

June 2021

NMC response to the decision on mandatory vaccinations for care home staff in England

April 2021

NMC responds to UK-REACH study on health and care workers Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

NMC responds to the PSA publication 'Learning from Covid-19'

March 2021

NMC reflects on extraordinary time one year on from the first Covid-19 national lockdown

NMC comments on the CQC's "Protect, respect, connect – decisions about living and dying well during COVID-19" report

February 2021

NMC announces further education recovery standard to support nursing students during Covid-19

January 2021

NMC statement: enabling student education and supporting the workforce

Joint letter with the UK’s Chief Nursing Officers on how we’re supporting professionals during the pandemic

Joint statement on expanding the Covid-19 temporary register to overseas-trained nurses

December 2020

Statement: What do the latest Covid-19 restrictions mean for the NMC?

Covid-19 temporary register extended to support vaccine rollout

November 2020

Statement: Principles for nursing and midwifery students during the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic

Joint letter on supporting professionals during the second wave of Covid-19

June 2020

Statement: Principles for nursing and midwifery students during the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic

May 2020

Statement on temporary annotation of prescribing qualifications associated with emergency powers in relation to Covid-19

Joint statement on the options for planned placements in England

NMC joins Welsh government to thank social care nurses

April 2020

Joint statement on expanding the nursing and midwifery workforce in the Covid-19 pandemic

NMC statement on the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds

NMC statement on advance care planning, including do not attempt cardio pulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR)

NMC statement on personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic

March 2020

NMC response to concerns over the availability of protective equipment for nursing and midwifery professionals

Joint statement on developing immediate critical care nursing capacity

Update in relation to midwifery and nursing students in all fields, who are not in the final six months of their programme.

Joint statement on expanding the midwifery workforce in the Covid-19 outbreak

Joint statement on expanding the nursing workforce in the Covid-19 outbreak

Joint letter on supporting nurses and midwives across the UK and nursing associates in England in the event of a Covid-19 epidemic in the UK

Joint statement from Chief Executives of statutory regulators of health and care professionals

Reflections on a traumatic year