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New forum to support diaspora nursing and midwifery professionals
Published on 14 January 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has relaunched a key strategic forum to strengthen its support for diaspora nursing and midwifery professionals – those
NMC improving timeliness of Fitness to Practise hearings
Published on 07 January 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is upgrading the technology used in its Fitness to Practise (FtP) hearings as part of new measures to deliver a faster a
Blog: The importance of tackling health inequalities in maternity care
Published on 06 January 2026
Tracey MacCormack, Assistant Director for Midwifery
NMC congratulates nursing and midwifery professionals in New Year Honours
Published on 29 December 2025
New Year Honours
Joint communication from the NMC and CNOs for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Published on 22 December 2025
Dear Colleagues
Code and revalidation survey set to close with more than 13,500 responses
Published on 22 December 2025
The public, professionals, employers and students have until 31 December to share their views on where the Code and revalidation could be strengthened – with mo
NMC publishes Midwifery Action Plan progress report
Published on 19 December 2025
Reporting on our progress
Building a new NMC: the strong and independent regulator that everyone wants to see
Published on 18 December 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) made substantial improvements this year across culture, regulation, safeguarding, and education and standards – becoming
NMC closes 2025 with strongest Fitness to Practise performance in five years
Published on 16 December 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is ending a year of progress in Fitness to Practise (FtP) with cases being resolved at the fastest rate in nearly five y
Blog: Why insight matters – and how it strengthens nursing and midwifery practice
Published on 12 December 2025
Emma Westcott, Executive Director of Strategy and Insight
Public experience of care informing Code and revalidation reviews
Published on 11 December 2025
The experiences of service users are helping to shape the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) review of the Code and revalidation process – as the regulator e
Sharp drop in international recruitment slows overall growth of UK Register
Published on 05 December 2025
The number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates who can practise in the UK has risen to a record 860,801 but growth of the workforce has slowed significan
Registrants with complex needs benefitting from Fitness to Practise Health Pilot
Published on 02 December 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Health Pilot is showing early signs of delivering faster decisions and a more supportive experience for registrants wh
Universities ‘excited to be trail blazers’ of NMC’s new advanced practice principles
Published on 28 November 2025
20 universities across the UK have become early adopters of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) new Principles for Advanced Practice – which for the first
NMC accelerates bold actions to further embed EDI and anti-racism
Published on 26 November 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is taking the exceptional step of consulting with unions and a group of senior Black, Asian and minority ethnic registra
Blog: New legislation will modernise regulation for registrants and the public
Published on 25 November 2025
Emma Westcott, Executive Director of Strategy and Insight
Chris Kinsella appointed as Interim Executive Director of Resources and Technology Services
Published on 21 November 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed strategic financial leader, Christopher Kinsella, as Interim Executive Director of Resources and Technolog
NMC proposes changes to standards to improve practice learning
Published on 20 November 2025
The NMC is seeking Council approval to consult on changes to several education standards, with a focus on strengthening practice learning.
Fitness to Practise cases being resolved at fastest rate in nearly five years
Published on 17 November 2025
The rolling average of Fitness to Practise (FtP) cases that the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is resolving end-to-end within 15 months has approached 72%
Initial feedback on the Code calls for greater focus on AI, challenging discrimination and staff wellbeing
Published on 10 November 2025
Digital technologies, anti-racism and staff wellbeing are among the areas professionals want the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to strengthen in the Code –
